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INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXAMINATION (IEE)
Contract Package No.: e-GP/CTEIP/BAR/16-17/DR-02
November 2016
Coastal Towns Environmental Infrastructure Project (CTEIP)

(ADB Loan No. ID. L3133-BAN (SF)/L8284-BAN (SCF)/G0394-BAN (SCF)
Batch 1: Stage I CTEIP Programme
Construction of RCC Drain and Drainage Structures In Barguna

Pourashava, District : Barguna
CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS
(as of 31 December 2017)
Currency unit – taka (Tk)
Tk1.00 = $0.01209
$1.00 = Tk82.650
NOTES
(i) The fiscal year (FY) of the Government of Bangladesh ends on 30 June. FY
before a calendar year denotes the year in which the fiscal year ends, e.g.,
FY2017 ends on June 2017.
(ii) In this report, "$" refers to US dollars.
This IEE is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily
represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in
nature.
In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any
designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the
Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status
of any territory or area.
Section 6: Subsection 3: Particular Specifications :
APPENDIX E: Initial Environmental Examination
APPENDIX E

(ADB Loan No. ID. L3133-BAN (SF)/L8284-BAN (SCF)/G0394-BAN (SCF)
Local Government Engineering Department

(Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives)
INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXAMINATION (IEE)
Batch 1: Stage I CTEIP Programme
Contract Package No: e-GP/CTEIP/BAR/16-17/DR-02
Construction of RCC Drain and Drainage Structures In Barguna

Pourashava, District : Barguna
November 2016
Section 6: Subsection 3: Particular Specifications:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................... vi

1. NEED OF THE PROJECT .............................................................................................................. 1
1.1 BACKGROUND....................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 PURPOSE OF IEE .................................................................................................................. 2
1.3 SCOPE OF SERVICES .......................................................................................................... 2
1.4 APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY ...................................................................................... 3
1.5 FORMAT OF THE REPORT ................................................................................................... 5
2. POLICY, LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY............................................. 6
2.1 NATIONAL RELEVANT POLICIES AND STRATEGY ........................................................... 6
2.1.1 National Environmental Policy ........................................................................................ 6
2.1.2 National Water Policy (NWP) .......................................................................................... 6
2.1.3 National Forest Policy ..................................................................................................... 6
2.1.4 Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan ................................................. 6
2.2 LEGAL INSTRUMENTS........................................................................................................ 6
2.3 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS / FRAMEWORK ........................................................... 8
2.3.1 LGED and Barguna Pourashava................................................................................... 10
2.4 ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE PROCEDURE .............................................................. 10
2.4.1 Environmental Category: Bangladesh .......................................................................... 11
2.4.2 Environmental Category: ADB ...................................................................................... 12
2.4.3 Bangladesh Environmental Standards .......................................................................... 12
2.4.4 Institutional Capacity ..................................................................................................... 13
3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................ 14
3.1. OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................... 14
3.2 LOCATION AND SELECTION OF DRAINS ......................................................................... 14
3.3 ENVIRONMENTAL CATEGORIZATION .............................................................................. 14
3.4 PROJECT DETAILS ............................................................................................................. 14
3.4.1 Objective of the Project ................................................................................................. 15
3.4.2 Existing Condition of Barguna Drainage ........................................................................... 15
3.4.3 Brief Description of the Drains ...................................................................................... 16
3.5 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES........................................................................................... 22
3.5.1 Without Project Alternative ............................................................................................ 22
3.5.2 With Project Alternative ................................................................................................. 22
3.6 QUANTITY OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL ..................................................................... 22
3.7 CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE............................................................................................. 23
3.8 COST OF ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION MEASURES & MONITORING ....................... 23
4. ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE DATA ........................................................................................ 24
4.1 GENERAL ........................................................................................................................... 24
4.2 BARGUNA POURASHAVA AND ENVIRONMENT .............................................................. 24
4.2.1 Topography, land forms, geology and soils .................................................................. 24
4.2.2 Rainfall and Temperature .............................................................................................. 24
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4.2.3 Hydrology ...................................................................................................................... 24

4.2.4 Drainage and Flood Control .......................................................................................... 24
4.2.5 Ambient Air Quality........................................................................................................ 25
4.2.6 Ambient Noise ............................................................................................................... 25
4.2.7 Groundwater Quality and Availability ............................................................................ 25
4.2.8 Biological Environment .................................................................................................. 25
4.2.9 Economic Development ................................................................................................ 25
4.2.10 Socio-economic Characteristics .................................................................................... 25
5. POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ................................................................................. 27
5.1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCREENING CONSIDERATIONS ....................................................... 27
5.2 ANTICIPATED IMPACTS & MITIGATION MEASURES – PRE-CONSTRUCTION PHASE 28
5.3 ANTICIPATED IMPACTS & MITIGATION MEASURES – CONSTRUCTION PHASE ........ 28
5.4 ANTICIPATED IMPACTS & MITIGATION MEASURES – O&M PHASE ............................. 29
5.5 CUMULATIVE IMPACT ASSESSMENT ............................................................................... 29
6. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ....................................................................................... 30
6.1 Procedures ............................................................................................................................ 30
6.2 Grievance Registration .......................................................................................................... 30
6.3 Grievance Redress Process ................................................................................................. 30
6.4 Records ................................................................................................................................. 31
6.5 Grievance Redress Costs ..................................................................................................... 31
7 PUBLIC CONSULTATION ........................................................................................................... 32
7.1 PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS AND PARTICIPATION ............................................................ 32
7.2 STAKEHOLDERS ................................................................................................................. 32
7.3 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION – METHODS AND PROCESS ................................................... 32
7.4 FINDINGS FROM PUBLIC CONSULTATION MEETING .................................................... 33
7.4.1 Focus Groups Discussions (FGD) ................................................................................ 33
7.4.2 Summary of Discussion ................................................................................................ 33
7.4.3 Future Consultation and Disclosure .............................................................................. 34
8 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................................. 35
8.1 CONCLUSIONS .................................................................................................................... 35
8.2 RECOMMENDATIONS ......................................................................................................... 36
8.3 DISCLOSURE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARDS INSTRUMENTS............................ 36
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List of Tables:
Table 1 Barguna Scope of Work (e-GP/CTEIP/BAR/16-17/DR-02) 2
Table 2 Applicable GoB Environmental Legislations 7
Table 3 Related DoE Classifications 11
Table 4 Relevant Environmental Quality Standards 12
Table 5 Existing Condition of Barguna Drainage 15
Table-6 Drainage Type, Length, Existing Condition and Proposed Intervention 18
Table 7 Quantity of Construction Material 22
Table 8 Barguna Pourashava Population Data 26
Table 9 Fields in Which the Subproject is not expected to have Significant Impacts 27
List of Figures:
Figure 1 IEE Approach and Methodology Resulting to EMP 4
Figure 2 Environmental Clearance Process in Bangladesh 11
Figure 3 Selected Photographs of Existing Condition at Some Proposed Drainage Locations 20

Figure 4 Typical Construction Schedule 23
Figure 5 Grievance Redress Process 31
List of Annexure:
Annexure I Rapid Environmental Assessment Checklist 37

Annexure II Grievances Registration Form 38
Annexure III Categorization Form 39
Annexure IV Involuntary Resettlement Impact Categorization Checklist 40
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ABBREVIATIONS
ADB - Asian Development Bank
AIDS - Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
AP - Affected Persons
BAN - Bangladesh
BAR - Barguna
BFIDC - Bangladesh Forest Industries Development Corporation
BFRI - Bangladesh Forest Research Institute
BNH - Bangladesh National Herbarium
BOQ - Bill of Quantities
BPL - Below Poverty Line
BRM - Bangladesh Resident Mission
CDTA - Capacity Development Technical Assistance
CIF - Climate Investment Fund
CO - Carbon Monoxide
CRO - Complaint Receiving Officer
CTEIP - Coastal Towns Environmental Infrastructure Project
DDS - Detailed Design services
DoE - Department of Environment
DO Dissolved Oxygen
DoI - Department of Irrigation
DPHE - Department of Public Health Engineering
DSC - Design and Supervision Consultant
ECA - Environmental Conservation Act
ECC - Environmental Clearance Certificate
ECR - Environmental Conservation Rules
EIA - Environmental Impact Assessment
EMP - Environmental Management Plan
EO - Environmental Officer
FGD - Focus Group Discussion
FHH - Female House Hold
GAP - Gender Action Plan
GoB - Government of Bangladesh
GRM - Grievances Redress Mechanism
HFL - High Flood Level
HIV - Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
HH - House Hold
HTL - High Tide Level
ICB - International Competitive Bidding
ICCDC Institutional Capacity and Communication Development Consultant
IEE - Initial Environmental Examination
ILO - International Labor Organization
ISA - Initial Social Assessment
IWTP - Inland Water Transport Policy
LAO - Land Acquisition Officer
LGED - Local Government Engineering Department
LCC - Location Clearance Certificate
MoEF - Ministry of Environment and Forest
MCM - Million Cubic Meters
mld - Million Litres Per Day
MoEF - Ministry of Environment and Forest
MS - Mild Steel
NEP - National Environmental Policy
NFP - National Forest Policy
NGO - Non-Governmental Organization
NLTP - National Land Transport Policy
NOx - Nitrogen Oxides
NWP - National Water Policy
O&M - Operations and Maintenance
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OBC - Other Backward Classes

PAF - Project Affected Family
PAM - Project Administrative Management
PAP - Project Affected Person
PD - Project Director
PIU - Project Implementation Unit
PLO - Project Liaison Officer
PMSC - Project Management Supervision Consultant
PMU - Project Management Unit
POL Petrol, Oil and Diesel
PSC - Project Steering Committee
PWD - Public Works Department
PPCR - Pilot Programme for Climate Change
SPAR - Project Preparatory Technical Assistance
RD - Roads
RP - Resettlement Plan
REA - Rapid Environmental Assessment
SCF - Strategic Climate Fund
SIA - Social Impact Assessment
SOx - Sulfur dioxides
SPCR - Strategic Programme for Climate Resilience
TA - Technical Assistance
TLCC - Town Level Co-ordination Committee
SPM - Suspended Particulate Matter
STD - Sexually Transmitted Disease
SPS - Safeguard Policy Statement
TDS - Total Dissolved Solids
TSS - Total Suspended Solids
ULB - Urban Local Body
UNEP - United Nations Environmental Programme
VEC - Valued Eco-system Components
WLCC - Ward Level Co-ordination Committee
WTP - Water Treatment Plant
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
°C - Degree Celsius
ha - Hectare
km - Kilometre
m - Meter
mm - Millimetre
Tk - Taka
% - Percentage
2 6 2
km - Square Kilometre (10 m )
mm/hour - Millimetre per hour
3 6 3
Mm - Million Cubic Meter (10 m )
3
m /d - Cubic metre per day
3
ug/m - Microgram per Cubic metre
ppm - Parts per million
dB (A) - Decibels
No - Number
3
m - Cubic meter
2
m - Square meter
cm - Centimetre
mm - Millimetre
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Executive Summary
i) Coastal region of Bangladesh mostly comprises low lying areas and is exposed to sea level
rise, storm surges and frequent and intense storm events leading to widespread disastrous
consequences. Uncontrolled urbanization, coupled with existing inadequate capacities of the
Pourashavas to manage requisite infrastructure, makes this region still more vulnerable to adverse
impacts of severe and highly variable climatic conditions. Such adverse conditions, along with the
burden of increased urban growth, prevailing regional poverty, exacerbated by weak urban
governance, have resulted in undue pressure on basic urban services and infrastructure, which has
severely impaired economic growth. As a result of these natural disasters the population in the
coastal region remains poor and development significantly lags behind the rest of the country even
though there is a lot of potential for further development. However, the number, intensity and the
regularity of such disasters appear to be increasing and this trend is restricting further development of
the coastal region.
ii) The climate change has become more critical issue, particularly in low lying coastal areas,
exposed to sea level rise, increase in rainfall and temperature, storm surges, and more frequent and
intense storm events. The climatic change adaptation into the drainage is important in formulating
appropriate management and mitigation solutions to remove or reduce climate risks. This has direct
bearing on the success and sustainability of the drainage network. The clear identification and
management of climate change vulnerability is important. The vulnerabilities are the risks of the
impacts of climate change on drainage structures. The risk reduces asset safety; network
functionality; increased costs to maintain a safe serviceable network; increase program and quality
risks due to required changes in construction activities and increased business management costs.
CTEIP is a key infrastructure initiative of the Government of Bangladesh. The intervention is planned
to develop climate resilient structures, including Cyclone Shelters; roads and bridges; water supply;
sanitation; drainage; solid waste management; municipal facilities and flood protection infrastructural
works. The proposed subproject includes Construction/ Improvement of 7 Nos. secondary Drains,
totalling 3.736 km & 2 Nos. Tertiary Drain totalling 0.106km within Barguna Pourashava area under
Barguna district.
iii) The challenge for the subproject is that the drainage components are implemented in the
most economically feasible and environmentally and socially sensitive manner. The SPAR feasibility
study, completed in October 2015, has provided a comprehensive set of recommendations for the
planning, design and implementation of the Project. Based on the recommendations of this study, the
DDS Consultant has completed the detailed engineering design for the construction/ re-excavation/
lining of the Barguna drainage components.
iv) The proposed locations of construction/ re-excavation/ lining of the subproject components
within Barguna Pourashava area under the package e-GP/CTEIP/BAR/16-17/DR-02 have been
selected based on the recommendations of the SPAR report and subsequent site verification by the
DDS Consultant, which is assessed to have minimum environmental impacts. The selected sites are
well suited for their intended purpose, and have the advantages of immediate accessibility from the
immediate local vicinity catchment areas within Barguna Pourashava area.
v) Categorization. An environmental assessment using ADB‟s Rapid Environmental
Assessment (REA) checklist for drainage (Annexure I) was conducted and results of the assessment
show that the subproject is unlikely to cause significant adverse impacts on environment and society.
That is why; the classification of the subproject as category “B” is confirmed. No further special study
or detailed environmental impact assessment (EIA) needs to be undertaken to comply with ADB SPS
(2009). However as per DoE classification, the construction of drainage works falls under engineering
works capital greater than Tk100,000 in environmental category Red. The land on which the drains
will be constructed is already available with authorities. Hence, there is no problem due to land
acquisition, rehabilitation but there is in some compensation require this subproject. In order to follow
ECA, Bangladesh and ADB SPS, this IEE has been conducted and prepared, which provides
mitigation and monitoring measures to ensure no significant impacts as a result of the subproject. s) is
considered.
vi) Implementation Arrangements. Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) is the
executing agency (EA). LGED is responsible for providing support and guidance to Pourashavas
concerning performance criteria and Pourashava development planning. Implementation activities
will be overseen by a separate program management unit (PMU). The participating Pourashavas are
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the implementing agencies (IA), with a project implementation unit (PIU) within the Pourashava
structure. Local LGED offices will be involved in the functioning of the PIUs to provide technical
support. Consultant teams are responsible for (a) detailed engineering design, contract documents
preparation and safeguards facilitation; (b) project management and administration support; (c)
assistance in supervising construction; (d) strengthening of local governance, conducting
studies/surveys on flood inundation and climate change impacts, facilitating disaster risk
management capacity building and community level adaptation through locally managed climate
resilience funds; and (e) community-based climate adaptation and disaster preparedness, awareness
raising on behavioural change activities and facilitating resettlement procedures.
vii) IEE of package e-GP/CTEIP/BAR/16-17/DR-02 has followed and fulfilled the requirements of
the Environmental Assessment Review Framework (EARF) Subproject Selection Criteria enumerated
in the SPAR document.
viii) There is no land acquisition requirement but some compensation requires this subproject.
The adverse environmental impacts due to the subproject are anticipated during the construction
period, and will be of a relatively short duration. Adequate provisions have been incorporated into the
planning and design of the drainage components and related drainage works to minimize or mitigate
these unavoidable environmental impacts that are a result of the works.
ix) The environmental mitigation cost is estimated as TK 555,000 out of which environmental
monitoring cost is TK 455,000 and environmental management cost is TK 100,000. The estimate
does not include those items which are part of project intervention. This APPENDIX E: IEE is to be
read in conjunction with the attached Appendix F: EMP, which gives a detailed breakdown of the
costs for the Environmental Management and Monitoring, which are also referred in the attached Bill
of Quantities.
x) Positive impacts due to the subproject are: Employment opportunities (during planning and
design phase and construction phase), skills transfer and training of the project personnel (during
planning and design phase), enhancement of rural economy, social interaction and industrial activities
(during construction phase). Development of the drains and related drainage works will serve not only
the immediate area but also the surrounding area in the town. Establishment of the drains will
stimulate ancillary projects which, in turn, will result in improved economic status of the local
population, employment of local people during construction phases, potential socio-economic
enhancement of rural economy, minimizing local water-logging and improving the living standard and
quality of life of the inhabitants.
xi) The major negative impacts, to be limited within and around the areas of construction sites,
will be changes in land use, soil loss in terms of soil erosion from RoWs, etc., soil pollution, water
pollution, air pollution, noise pollution, etc.
xii) Mitigation measures have been developed to reduce all negative impacts to
acceptable levels. Mitigation will be assured by a program of environmental monitoring to ensure
that all measures are implemented, and will determine whether the environment is protected as
intended. It will include observations on- and off-site, document checks, and interviews with
workers and beneficiaries. Any requirements for corrective action will be reported to the ADB.
xiii) The subproject‟s potential cumulative impacts were considered with respect to valued
components in environmental and socio-economic categories. There are no foreseeable projects that
will overlap with the subproject.
xiv) Mitigation measures are proposed as protection against negative attributes of climate change
phenomena and toward improving the quality of environment. This will keep the ecological function in
circulation. The noise impact at source will be mitigated by job rotation and use of ear plug and other
measures suggested in EMP.
xv) The environmental mitigation measures as stipulated in EMP and in the obtained
environmental permit shall be monitored during implementation of the drainage subproject. In order to
perform monitoring of EMP, the contractor shall engage experienced laboratory and third party
services in complying the required environmental testing of listed parameters.
xvi) The noise and air quality of the project area is within the permissible limits. The overall impact
on air and noise quality during construction is limited to site and of short duration and can be
mitigated.
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xvii) The labour camps shall be established with the septic tank and soak pit for treatment and
disposal of sewage and sullage water to avoid pollution of water bodies. Contractor shall submit the
EMP for construction camp site for approval of engineer in charge. In addition, contractor shall
arrange water of required quality for the camp and construction activities.
xviii) The environmental monitoring will be required before the start of the construction and during
the construction phase. The parameters of Water Quality, Air Quality, Noise quality, and Soils shall be
monitored; as specified in EMP. During the whole project period, total frequency of monitoring has
been estimated for the subproject components is 35.
xix) Consultation, Disclosure and Grievance Redress. The stakeholders were involved in
developing the IEE through discussions on-site and public consultation. Their views were incorporated
into the IEE and in the planning and development of the subproject. The IEE will be made available at
public locations in the city and will be disclosed to a wider audience via the ADB, LGED, and DPHE
websites. The consultation process will be continued and expanded during project implementation
to ensure that stakeholders are fully engaged in the project and have the opportunity to participate in
its development and implementation. A grievance redress mechanism is described within the IEE
to ensure any public grievances are addressed quickly.
xx) During public consultation recommendations were drawn including: a) involve local
communities in all stages of project planning and development, b) establish permanent
communication between project initiators and local authorities, c) setup grievance redress mechanism
which will publicized through Pourashava level co-ordination committee and monitoring register and
d) during construction, local people including women shall be given first priority in the employment of
skilled and unskilled labour.
xxi) LGED will disclose this Environmental Management Framework by making copies available at
its head office and in District/Pourashava where the Project is situated. The copies shall also be made
available to the Local Government‟s Agencies, the Environmental and Social Group and other
stakeholders. The Government of Bangladesh will also authorize the Asian Development Bank to
disclose this IEE and EMP electronically through its Info Shop.
xxii) Monitoring and Reporting. The PMU and project management and supervision consultants
(PMSC) will be responsible for monitoring. The PMSC will submit monthly monitoring reports to
PMU, and the PMU will send semi-annual monitoring reports to ADB. ADB will post the environmental
monitoring reports on its website upon receipts.
xxiii) Conclusions and Recommendations. The citizens of Barguna will be the major beneficiaries
of this subproject. Therefore, the proposed subproject is unlikely to cause significant adverse impacts
and net environmental benefits to citizens of Barguna will be positive. The potential impacts that are
associated with design, construction and operation can be mitigated to standard levels without
difficulty through the application of recommended mitigation measures and procedures.
xxiv) Based on the findings of the IEE, there are no significant impacts and the
classification of the subproject as Category “B” is confirmed. No further special study or detailed
environmental impact assessment (EIA) needs to be undertaken to comply with ADB SPS (2009).
xxv) In view of above, it is concluded that the Project will bring benefit to the people of the area.
The negative impacts occurring during implementation are within the manageable limits and shall be
mitigated with the proposed Environmental Management Plan and hence project may be
implemented.
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1. NEED OF THE PROJECT
1.1 BACKGROUND
1. Coastal region of Bangladesh mostly comprises low lying areas and is exposed to sea level
rise, storm surges and frequent and intense storm events leading to widespread disastrous
consequences. Uncontrolled urbanization, coupled with existing inadequate capacities of the
Pourashava to manage requisite infrastructure, makes this region still more vulnerable to adverse
impacts of severe and highly variable climatic conditions. Such adverse conditions, along with the
burden of increased urban growth, prevailing regional poverty, exacerbated by weak urban
governance, have resulted in undue pressure on basic urban services and infrastructure, which has
severely impaired economic growth. As a result of these natural disasters the population in the coastal
region remains poor and development significantly lags behind the rest of the country even though
there is a lot of potential for further development. However, the number, intensity and the regularity of
such disasters, many of which are related to climate change, appear to be increasing and this trend is
restricting further development of the coastal region.
2. The climate change has become more critical issue, particularly in low lying coastal areas,
exposed to sea level rise, increase in rainfall and temperature, storm surges, and more frequent and
intense storm events. The climatic change adaptation into the drainage is important in formulating
appropriate management and mitigation solutions to remove or reduce climate risks. This has direct
bearing on the success and sustainability of the drainage network. The clear identification and
management of climate change vulnerability is important. The vulnerabilities are the risks of the
impacts of climate change on drainage structures. The risk reduces asset safety; network
functionality; increased costs to maintain a safe serviceable network; increase program and quality
risks due to required changes in construction activities and increased business management costs.
The Coastal Towns Environmental Infrastructure Project (CTEIP) is a key infrastructure initiative of
the Government of Bangladesh. The Project was prioritized in the Government's 2010 Strategic
Programme for Climate Resilience (SPCR), prepared under the Pilot Program for Climate Resilience
(PPCR), whereby the CTEIP is eligible for financing from the Strategic Climate Fund (SCF) within the
multi-donor coordinated Climate Investment Funds (CIF) as a pilot project for demonstrating ways to
mainstream climate resilience into development. Intervention is planned to develop climate resilient
structures, including Cyclone Shelters; roads and bridges; water supply; sanitation; drainage; solid
waste management; municipal facilities and flood protection infrastructural works.
3. The project consists of three components a) improved climate-resilient infrastructure b)
strengthening institutional capacity, governance, and awareness, c) project management and
administrative support. The outcome of the project will be improved access to climate disaster
resilience municipal services including; a) municipal infrastructure such as drainage, cyclone shelters,
urban roads, bridges, culverts, solid waste management, bus terminals, slum improvement, boat
landing and markets; b) water supply and c) sanitation. In accordance with ADB‟s Safeguard Policy
Statements (SPS 2009), the project requires the preparation of environmental assessment and review
framework. The report is on initial environmental examination (IEE) assessment and preparation of
review framework for drainage at Barguna Pourashava.
4. The proposed sites for Construction/ Improvement of 7 Nos. secondary Drains, totaling 3.736
km; and 2 Nos. Tertiary Drains, totaling 0.106 km are located within Barguna Pourashava area,
which are mostly urban and semi urban in nature. The drainage components are designed to meet all
weather requirements.
5. This Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) has been conducted by EPTISA Services de
Ingenieria S.L., the Detailed Design Services (DDS) Consultant under the CTEIP, in accordance with
the ADB‟s requirements and guidelines. The IEE is based upon a study of available reports and
documents, including the Project Preparatory Technical Assistance (SPAR), under TA 8128 BAN;
relevant sections of the Capacity Development Technical Assistance (CDTA) Report; discussions with
related stakeholders and PIU/Pourashava authorities. Read this IEE in conjunction with the following
documents, attached to this Bid Document:
 Environmental Management Plan (EMP) attached hereto as Appendix F;
 Resettlement Plan (RP): (Due Diligence Report) attached hereto as Appendix G;
 Gender Action Plan (GAP) attached hereto as Appendix H.
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1.2 PURPOSE OF IEE

6. The initial environmental examination aims to provide guidance on safeguard screening,
assessment, institutional arrangement and process to be followed for components of the project,
where design takes place after Boards approval. This IEE (i) describes the project and its
components; (ii) explains the general anticipated environmental impacts and mitigation measures for
the subprojects; (iii) specifies the requirements that will be followed in relation to screening and
categorization, assessment, and planning, including arrangements for meaningful consultation with
affected people and other stakeholders and information disclosure requirements; (iv) assesses the
capability of the project proponents to implement national laws and ADB‟s requirements, and identifies
needs for capacity building; (v) specifies implementation procedures, institutional arrangements, and
capacity development requirements; and (vi) specifies monitoring and reporting requirements.
Moreover, this IEE is to ensure, in line with ADB EARF, that the road project, in the entirety of its
project cycle, will not deteriorate or interfere with the environmental sensitivity of the project area, but
rather improve environmental quality.
1.3 SCOPE OF SERVICES
7. The scope of the project includes nine infrastructure categories: (i) roads, bridges and
culverts, (ii) solid waste management, (iii) cyclone shelters, (iv) boat landing stations, (v) markets, (vi)
bus terminals, (vii) drainage and flood control, (viii) water supply, and (ix) sanitation.
8. The major components to be taken up in Barguna under this subproject are described in
Table 1. This report is on IEE of Barguna drainage in Barguna Pourashava area, District: Barguna
and the package is designated as e-GP/CTEIP/BAR/16-17/DR-02.
Table 1: Barguna Scope of Work (e-GP/CTEIP/BAR/16-17/DR-02)
Sl. SPAR Name of Drains Proposed Design Intervention
No. Drain
ID No. Length Intervention
(m)
1 SD-02 RCC drain on Shaheed Smriti Sarak from 810 RCC Drain with Cover Slabs
Shangram office to Mohuya Khal culvert near
Vendor Bari (Ward no. 02) (Ch 0+000 to 0+810m)
2 SD-03 Eidgha side from Sadar Hospital Road to 296 RCC Drain with Cover Slabs
Koroytola Khal near culvert or Kailbari road (Ward
no. 02) (Ch 0+000 to 0+296m)
3 SD-04 RCC drain from Chamber Bhaban at Jahid Smrti 955 RCC Drain with Cover Slabs
road to Barguna Varani Khal (Ward no. 05&06)
(Ch 0+125 to 0+470m and Link Ch 0+000 to
0+650)
4 SD-05 RCC drain from Forman Ali Road to Barguna 377 RCC Drain with Cover Slabs
Varani Khal crossing Abdul kader Road and Link
drain from Rokon‟s House (Ward no. 06) (Ch
0+000 to 0+310m and Link drain Ch 0+000
to0+067m)
5 SD-06 RCC drain from culvert near Enayet Hossain‟s 285 RCC Drain with Cover Slabs
house to Katpotty khal culvert near Nazrul‟s house
(Ward no.07) (Ch 0+000 to 0+173m) and Link (Ch
0+000 to 0+112m)
6 SD-07 RCC drain from Myrha School Cross drain to 483 RCC Drain with Cover Slabs
Koroytola Khal bridge, via Gagan Ali road (Ward
no. 03) (Ch 0+107 to 0+590m)
7 SD-08 RCC drain from Upazila Offrice to Krock Khal via 530 RCC Drain with Cover Slabs
WAPDA office Road (Ward no. 09) (Ch 0+000 to
0+530m)
Tertiary Drains
8 TD-01 Tertiary drain from Dulal Roy‟s house to 89 RCC Drain with Cover Slabs
secondary drain SD-07 (Ward no. 07) (Ch 0+000
to 0+089m)
9 TD-02 Tertiary drain from College road via Harunur 17
Rashid‟s house to secondary drain SD-07 (Ward RCC Drain with Cover Slabs
no. 07) (Ch 0+000 to 0+017m)
Source: SPAR, DDS Consultant Computation and Field Studies

9. The scope of work includes ensuring that construction/ re-excavation/ lining of the subproject
components will be in an environmentally sustainable manner and in full compliance with
Bangladesh‟s and the Asian Development Bank‟s environmental safeguard policies and regulations.
The scope of services in brief is as follows:
 Document baseline data for various environmental attributes on physical, water, ecological
pollution and physical cultural resources and socio-economic profile;
 Assess positive and negative environmental impacts of the proposed subproject components;
 Prepare environmental mitigation measures and management plans to effectively address the
impacts;
 Prepare Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) so that these are acceptable to Department of
Environment (DoE), Bangladesh and the Asian Development Bank;
 Prepare post-project monitoring programs, institutional arrangement to implement the
environmental plans; and
 Prepare cost estimates for the environmental management and monitoring programs.
1.4 APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY
10. The package e-GP/CTEIP/BAR/16-17/DR-02 has followed the Environmental Assessment
Review Framework (EARF) subproject selection criteria as enumerated in SPAR document. The
approach in preparation of IEE has been to follow the sequence of steps adopted in an EIA study in
relation to EARF. Apart from following standard environmental impact assessment practices and
procedures, methodologies have deployed advanced technologies, techniques and tools to the
extent these are applicable and relevant to this project. The approach and methodology flow chart is
presented in Figure-1.
11. Toward ascertaining baseline conditions and assessing the impacts during construction and
operation of the project, the consultants have taken into account the various parameters of the
environment – topography, physiography, soils, hydrology and drainage, meteorology, qualities of
ambient air and noise, surface water, groundwater, biodiversity, socio-economic aspects including
gender issues, land/property, physical and cultural resources. The baseline data for environmental
attributes were collected from Primary and secondary sources. The Primary sources include site visits
and visual inspection. The secondary sources include the reports, books, maps and documents from
various government and non-government organizations on subject matter. The impacts are assessed
for various phases of project cycle namely:
 Impacts due to project location and design,
 Impacts due to project construction, and
 Impacts due to project operation.
12. The impacts are categorized as negative and positive. The standard methodology for the
review, field visit data collection, impact assessment and formulation of management plans is
adopted. The Bangladesh National Acts, Legislation and Laws were consulted with a view to ensuring
compliance with various requirements. The environmental attributes were compiled from both Primary
and secondary sources.
13. The management plans are essential to ensure that stress/ loads on the systems are within
carrying capacity. The management plan aims at maintaining the environmental quality of project area
at-least in pre-project stage. An environmental management plans were developed to mitigate the
adverse impacts. Efforts are made to enhance the quality of environmental attributes.
14. It is necessary to monitor any changes of the quality of environmental parameters during
construction and operation. Monitoring would indicate any environmental problems, which have
reviewed. This will facilitate to assess the effectiveness of management and/or mitigation measures.

Desk Research, Acts, Legislation, Review of Previous Reports,

Reconnaissance and Discussion
Scoping / Identification of
Parameters Field visit
Ecological Environmental Physical Socio-economics

Environment Pollution Environment
 Flora  Water  Topography  Social Status
 Fauna  Land use pattern  Infrastructure
 Soil  Drainage/
 Tree / Forest facilities
 Air hydrology  Physical Cultural
 Fisheries
 Noise Resources
Compile Environmental Baseline Data

Field Studies
Analysis and Screening of

Environmental Impacts
Public Consultation
Review and Update of Impacts
Potential Environmental Impact

Assessment
No impact
Management
Viability of
Preparation of Environmental Management

Plan
Environmental Monitoring Programs,

Conclusion and Recommendations
Figure 1: IEE Approach and Methodology Resulting to EMP

1.5 FORMAT OF THE REPORT

15. This report has been prepared taking into consideration the IEE mechanisms, procedures and
contents spelt out in Environmental Conservation Act of 1995 and its subsequent amendments in
1
2000, 2002 and 2010 of Bangladesh and ADB Environmental Assessment Guidelines (2003) and
Safeguard policy statement (2009). The main findings are reported in conclusions and
recommendations for discloser locally and the ADB web site. The report has an Executive Summary
in the beginning.
Chapter 1 provides a general introduction to the project along with the project background, objectives
and scope of the study and an outline on the approach and methodology adopted for the study.
Chapter 2 is a concise document on the policy and strategies; legal instruments, and institutional
arrangement under which the project will be developed.
Chapter 3 is on the Project Description which highlights the need for the development. The project
Construction Schedules material requirements and cost of project are also summarized.
Chapter 4 is on the baseline environmental and social conditions in pre-construction phase in
sufficient detail to enable an adequate assessment of the potential environmental and social impacts.
Chapter 5 is on Screening of Potential Environmental Impacts and describes the environmental
impacts that could occur as a result of the proposed project.
Chapter 6 is on Grievance Redress Mechanism;
Chapter 7 is on public consultation;
Chapter 8 is on Conclusion and Recommendations.
The literature, books, reports and maps referred are presented as foot notes in the main body of the
report. At the end, the report has Annexure which are reported in the main body of the report.
1
ECA Amendment 2000 focuses on ascertaining responsibility for compensation in cases of damage to
ecosystems, increased provision of punitive measures both for fines and imprisonment and the authority to take
cognizance of offences. ECA Amendment 2002 elaborates restrictions on polluting automobiles; restrictions on
sale, production of environmentally harmful items like polythene bags; assistance from law enforcement agencies
for environmental actions; break up of punitive measures; and authority to try environmental cases. In ECA
Amendment 2010, no individual or institution (government or semi-government/non-government/ self governing
can cut any hill or hillock; earth-fill or change the status of any water body/wetland/lakes/natural canals, etc.,
even in national interest; the aforementioned activities can be done only after getting clearance from respective
the departments/agencies/authorities.

2. POLICY, LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY

2.1 NATIONAL RELEVANT POLICIES AND STRATEGY
16. This Section describes the relevant policies and strategies, legal instruments, institutional
arrangement and framework applicable to CTEIP-related rehabilitation and /or construction activities
in various Pourashava areas in the Bangladesh coastal region. It summarizes the National Laws and
describes the procedure for obtaining environmental permits to allow project implementation. Over the
years the Government of Bangladesh has enacted environmental acts, rules, policies and regulation
toward imposing restrictions facilitating minimization / mitigation of likely impacts due to development
projects. The most important Act is Environmental Conservation Act, 1995 (ECA, 1995) and
Environmental Conservation Rules (ECR, 1997).
2.1.1 National Environmental Policy

17. The National Environmental Policy was adopted in 1992 and is now under revision. It
embraces different sectors related to agriculture, forest, power, health, transport, housing etc. The
central theme of policy is to ensure protection and improvement in environment. The policy gives a
thrust to sustainable development and long term use of natural resources. The National Environment
Policy contains policy statements and strategic options with regard to population and land-use
management, management and utilization of natural resources and other socio-economic sectors, as
well as the necessary arrangements for the implementation of the policy. The policy enables:
 the country to strike a dynamic balance between population and resources while complying with
the balance of ecosystems;
 to contribute to sustainable and harmonious socio-economic development such that, both in
rural and urban areas, and well-being in a sound and enjoyable environment; and
 to protect, conserve and develop natural environment.
2.1.2 National Water Policy (NWP)

18. The National Water Policy, 2004 (NWP) aims for sustainable management of water. This
policy is relevant as some of the activities such as water supply to shelters will be from existing
sources/ systems. Policy also integrates the environmental impact assessment for water development
projects. The policy stresses on issues related to climate change such as:
 Augmentation of dry season flows;
 Awareness raising in consumptive use of surface and ground water;
 Structural and non-structural mitigation measures (early warning systems).
2.1.3 National Forest Policy

19. National Forest Policy (NFP) was established in 1994. Under this policy it is proposed to
increase the forest cover and to promote and oversee forestry activities. The policy fixed the target of
forest cover at least 20% of geographic area by the year 2015. Tree plantation on the courtyards of
rural organization such as Union Parishad, school, eidgah, mosque-moktob, temple, club, orphanage
home, madrassah etc. and other fallow lands around can be initiated. The government will encourage
this type of initiative and extend technical and other supports.
2.1.4 Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan

20. The Bangladesh climate change strategy and action plan was approved in 2009. The climate
change plan is built on six pillars namely i) food security, social protection and health; ii)
Comprehensive Disaster Management; iii) infrastructure; iv) research and knowledge management; v)
Mitigation and low carbon development; and vi) capacity building and institutional. The strategy and
action plan emphasizes on eensuring existing assets (e.g., coastal and river embankments) are well
maintained and fit for purpose and that urgently needed infrastructures (cyclone shelters and urban
drainage) is put in place to deal with the likely impacts of climate change. - enhance the capacity
government ministries, civil society and private sector to meet the challenge of climate change.
2.2 LEGAL INSTRUMENTS

21. The environmental policies are prepared by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF).
MoEF also has formulated regulation toward clearance of projects from environmental angles based

on environmental impact assessment report. The Department of Environment is responsible for

environmental issues while forest issues are looked after Department of Forests. Over the years the
MoEF has adopted number of legal instrument in the form Acts for the protection and conservation of
the environment. Table 2 summarizes the Environmental Legislation applicable to the sub-project.
Table 2: Applicable GoB Environmental Legislations

Sl.No Legislation Requirement for the Project Relevance
1 Environmental  Restriction on operation and process, which The provisions of the Act apply to
Conservation can be continued or cannot be initiated in the the entire subproject in the
Act of 1995 and ecologically critical areas construction and operation and
amendments in  Regulation on vehicles emitting smoke maintenance (O&M) phases.
2000, 2002 harmful to the environment
and 20102  Remedial measures for injuries to ecosystems
 Standards for quality of air, water, noise and
soil for different areas and limits for
discharging and emitting waste
 Environmental guidelines
2 Environmental Environmental clearances The subproject is categorized as
Conservation  Compliance to environmental quality Orange-B and requires LCC and
Rules of 1997 and standards ECC. All requisite clearances from
amendments in DoE shall be obtained prior to
2002 and 2003 commencement of civil works.
3 Forest Act 1927 &  Clearance for any felling, extraction, and Refer Baseline and EMP
amendments transport of forest produce
(2000)
4 Bangladesh  Ensure existing assets (e.g., coastal and river Considered in project design
Climate embankments) are well maintained and fit for components
Change Strategy purpose and that urgently needed
and Action infrastructures (cyclone shelters and urban
Plan of 2009 drainage) is put in place to deal with the likely
impacts of climate change.
 enhance the capacity government ministries,
civil society and private sector to meet the
challenge of climate change
5 Bangladesh Labour  Compliance to the provisions on employment The provisions of the act apply to
Law of standards, occupational safety and health, the entire subproject in the
2006 welfare and social protection, labour relations construction and O&M phases.
and social dialogue, and enforcement Provides for occupational health and
 Prohibition of employment of children and safety of workers and community
adolescent during construction phase.
6. The Building Act is in English and rules currently
Construction Act, available in Bangla: Pourashava to
1952 (amended & develop the conditions under this
gazetted in 2008) Act but have yet to utilize.
7. The Town Only applicable for RAJUK and
Improvement Act therefore not relevant.
1953
8. Building Building Construction Rules 2008
Construction Rules version appropriate to Dhaka City.
2008 Pourashava utilizing 1996 version.
9. Bangladesh Bangladesh National Building Code
National Building (BNBC) 2006 currently not gazetted
Code (BNBC) 2006 by the GoB. Approved copy 1993
referred for which the relevant
clauses have been closely followed
and incorporated within IEE.
2
ECA Amendment 2000 focuses on ascertaining responsibility for compensation in cases of damage to
ecosystems, increased provision of punitive measures both for fines and imprisonment and the authority to take
cognizance of offences. ECA Amendment 2002 elaborates restrictions on polluting automobiles; restrictions on
sale, production of environmentally harmful items like polythene bags; assistance from law enforcement
agencies for environmental actions; break up of punitive measures; and authority to try environmental cases. In
ECA Amendment 2010, no individual or institution (government or semi-government/non-government/ self
governing can raise any hill or hillock; earth-fill or change the status any water body/wetland/lake/natural canal,
etc., even in national interest; the aforementioned activities can be done only after getting clearance from
respective departments.

Sl.No Legislation Requirement for the Project Relevance

10. Bangladesh Water  Restriction on design, operation and process  The provisions of the Act apply to
Act, 2013 in order to comply to the requirements of the the entire subproject in the
Act for integrated development, management, design, construction and
extraction, distribution, usage, protection and operation and maintenance
conservation of water resources for better (O&M) phases.
management of water resources  Requires LCC and ECC. All
requisite clearances from DoE
shall be obtained prior to
commencement of civil works.
11. Water Pollution EPCO‟77 superseded WPCO‟70 &
Control Ordinance, extended the control, prevention &
1970 abatement of pollution to the entire
environment & expanded definition
of “pollution” from that specifically
relating to waters to “air, water or
soil”.
12. Environmental  EPCO‟77 repealed, and ECA‟95 &
Pollution Control ECR‟97 enacted
Ordinance, 1977  Environmental Pollution Control
Board formed under EPCO‟77 has
now grown into DoE
13. National  Restriction on operation and process to The provisions of the policy apply to
Environmental maintain overall development through the entire subproject in the
Policy, 1992 protection and improvement of environment construction and O&M phases
(revised in 2015)  Remedial measures for injuries to ecosystems through environmental
 Standards for quality of air, water, noise and management.
soil for different areas and limits for
discharging and emitting waste
14. National NEMAP‟95 includes activities
Environmental relating to fisheries and agriculture
Management Plan,
1995
15. The Environmental  Compliance to the relevant provisions &  The provisions of the Act apply to
Court Act, 2000 requirements of ERA‟95 & ECR‟97 the entire subproject in the
(amended in 2002 construction and operation and
& 2010) maintenance (O&M) phases.
 Requires LCC and ECC. All
requisite clearances from DoE
shall be obtained prior to
commencement of civil works.
16. The National Water  Restriction on operation and process in order The provisions of the policy apply to
Policy, 1999 for protection of water quality the entire subproject in the
construction and O&M phases
through environmental
management.
17. Ozone Layer No relevance with the project
Destruction
Materials (Control)
Rules, 2004
18. Bio-safety Rules, No relevance with the project
2012
Source: TA 8128 Coastal Towns Infrastructure Improvement Project Volume 6
2.3 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS / FRAMEWORK

22. The main Ministry, Department, Institutions and Boards responsible for development of policy,
framing regulation, developing projects, monitoring and approval of issues related to environment
protection and conservation are presented in this section.
23. The Department of the Environment In 1977, Environment Pollution Control Board with 16
members headed by a Member of the Planning Commission and Environment Pollution Control Cell
headed by a Director with staff complement of 26 was established. This was followed in 1977 by the
establishment of the Environment Pollution Control Project, in 1985 by the establishment of the
Department Pollution Control and finally, in 1989 by the restructured and renamed the Department of
Environment (the Department) the activities of which are overseen by a Director General. The
Department discharges its responsibilities through a head office and six Divisional offices located in

Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna, Bogra, Barisal and Sylhet. Of late, the Government has established 21
new offices at district level with the creation of 468 new positions.
24. DOEs activities affect every socio-economic sector and direct and influence all activities
wherever they might take place in Bangladesh. The department was created in 1989 to ensure
sustainable development and to conserve and manage the environment of Bangladesh. Over the last
decades the major activities performed by the department had undergone significant metamorphosis-
from a limited scope of performing merely regulatory and routine function scope of performing merely
regulatory and routine function to a wider and broader horizon comprising more action-intensive and
research oriented endeavours of investigating, identifying, conserving and nurturing as well as
enhancing the qualities of the various ecosystems encompassing the overall environment of country.
25. The basic philosophy behind the establishment of the DOE was environment conservation,
pollution control and management of environment in its totality. So we can easily measure the major
functions of the DOE through analyzing the following points of activities:
 Environmental quality monitoring
 Awarding environmental clearance to industries/development project
 Compliance & Enforcement
 Ecologically Critical Areas and Natural Resource Management
 Planning & Development and Research
 Environmental awareness and partnership building
 Human Resource Development
 Compliance to regional and international conventions, treaties and protocols
 Information, Library and Documentation
26. The Ministry of Environment & Forests is the nodal agency in the administrative structure of
the Central Government, for the planning, promotion, co-ordination and overseeing the
implementation of environmental and forestry programmes. MoEF oversees all environmental matters
in the country and is a permanent member of the Executive Committee of the National Economic
Council. The Ministry also plays a pivotal role as a participant of United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP).
27. The principal activities undertaken by Ministry of Environment & Forests consist of
conservation & survey of flora, fauna, forests and wildlife, prevention & control of pollution, forestation
& regeneration of degraded areas and protection of environment, in the framework of legislations. The
main tools utilized for this include surveys, impact assessment, control of pollution, regeneration
programmes, support to organizations, research to solve solutions and training to augment the
requisite manpower, collection and dissemination of environmental information and creation of
environmental awareness among all sectors of the country's population. The organizational structure
of the ministry covers a number of divisions, directorate, board, subordinate offices, autonomous
institutions and public sector undertakings. In short, Ministry of Environment & Forest (MoEF) has the
following major functions:
• Management of environment and ecology.
• Matters relating to environment pollution control.
• Conservation of forests and development of forest resources (government and private), forest
inventory, grading and quality control of forest products.
• Forestation and regeneration of forest extraction of forest produce.
• Plantation of exotic cinchona and rubber.
• Botanical gardens and botanical surveys.
• Tree plantation.
• Planning cell is responsible for preparation of schemes and coordination in respect of forest.
• Research and training in forestry.
• Mechanized forestry operations.
• Protection of wild birds and animals and establishment of sanctuaries.
• Matters relating to marketing of forest produce.
• Liaison with international organizations and matters relating to treaties and agreements with
other countries and world bodies relating to subjects allotted to this Ministry.

2.3.1 LGED and Barguna Pourashava

28. The Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) is the executing agency. LGED has
constituted a Project Management Unit (PMU) and Project Implementation Unit (PIU). The PMU is
headed by Project Director (PD). In order to put the project to logical conclusion the PD is assisted by
three consultant team to assist and support the PMU and PIU (Project Implementation Unit). The
consultant teams are: i) Detailed Design Services (DDS); ii) Project Management and Supervision
Consultant (PMSC), and Institutional Capacity and Community Development consultant (ICCDC). The
Barguna Pourashava will be the implementing agency and will be assisted by PIU. The facility created
during the sub-project will be operated and maintained by Barguna Pourashava.
2.4 ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE PROCEDURE
29. Under ECR 1997 industrial units and projects are classified into four categories according to
“their site and impact on the environment”, and each category (Green, Orange-A, Orange-B and Red)
requires a different level of environmental assessment as a prerequisite for granting the ECC that
allows project to proceed. The Environmental Clearance Certification Process is shown in Figure 2.
30. Rule 7 of the ECR indicates that the application for ECC must be made to the relevant DoE
Divisional Officer, and the application for Red category projects will include the following:
 Completed Application for ECC, and the appropriate fee;
 Report on the feasibility of the project;
 Report on the IEE for the project;
 Report on the environmental management plan (EMP);
 No objection certificate from the local authority;
 Emergency plan relating to adverse environmental impact and plan for
 Mitigation of the effect of pollution; and
 Outline of the relocation and rehabilitation plan (where applicable).
31. Under the ECR, DoE has 60 days to respond to receipt of the ECC application for a Red
category project. This IEE will serve the basis for the ECC application and will be supplemented
to fulfill any additional government requirements.

Figure 2: Environmental Clearance Process in Bangladesh
2.4.1 Environmental Category: Bangladesh

32. For the purpose of issuance of Environmental Clearance Certificate, the industrial units and
projects shall, in consideration of their site and impact on the environment, be classified into the
following four categories:- (a) Green; (b) Orange – A; (c) Orange – B; and (d) Red. The Industries and
projects included in the various categories are specified in sub-rule (1) have been described in
Schedule-1. The ECA indicates that all industrial units or projects must obtain a Location Clearance
Certificate (LCC) and Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) from the Department of
Environment (DoE). No industrial unit or project shall be established or undertaken without obtaining
environmental clearance from DoE in the manner prescribed by the rules. Table 3 describes related
DoE classifications.
Table 3: Related DoE Classifications

Components Items in Schedule-of ECR DOE Classification
ECR 60:
Engineering works capital above 10 (ten) hundred Red
Drainage and Related thousand taka
Drainage works ECR 45:
Engineering works capital below 10 (ten) hundred Orange-B
thousand taka

2.4.2 Environmental Category: ADB

33. Asian Development Bank (ADB) requires the consideration of environmental issues in all
aspects of ADB‟s operations, and the requirements for environmental assessment are described in
ADB SPS, 2009. This states that ADB requires environmental assessment of all project loans,
program loans, sector loans, sector development program loans, loans involving financial
intermediaries, and private sector loans.
34. Screening and categorization: The nature of the environmental assessment required for a
project depends on the significance of its environmental impacts, which are related to the type and
location of the project; the sensitivity, scale, nature, and magnitude of its potential impacts; and the
availability of cost-effective mitigation measures. Projects are screened for their expected
environmental impacts, and are assigned to one of the following four categories:
 Category A. Projects could have significant adverse environmental impacts. An EIA is
required to address significant impacts.
 Category B. Projects could have some adverse environmental impacts, but of lesser degree
or significance than those in category A. An IEE is required to determine whether significant
environmental impacts warranting an EIA are likely. If an EIA is not needed, the IEE is
regarded as the final environmental assessment report.
 Category C. Projects are unlikely to have adverse environmental impacts. No EIA or IEE is
required, although environmental implications are reviewed.
 Category FI. Projects involve a credit line through a financial intermediary or an equity
investment in a financial intermediary. The financial intermediary must apply an environmental
management system, unless all projects will result in insignificant impacts.
As per above ADB environmental classification, this drainage subproject falls in “Category B”.
2.4.3 Bangladesh Environmental Standards

35. The Ministry of Environment and Forest has developed standards from time to time for water
and air quality for discharge in the ambient air. The relevant standards are summarized in Table 4.
Table 4: Relevant Environmental Quality Standards

ECR 1997
Standards Details of Specification
Rule
Air Quality Schedule 2 Standards for Air parameters:

Suspended Particulate Maters (SPM); Sulphur dioxide;
Carbon; Monoxide Oxides; Nitrogen
For the categories: a) Industrial and mixed; b) Commercial and mixed; c) Residential and rural; d)
Sensitive.
A) Inland Surface Schedule 3 Standards for water parameters: pH; BOD (mg/l); DO (mg/l); Total Coli form (number/100)
Waters For the Classifications: a) Source of drinking water for supply only after disinfecting; b) Water
usable for recreational activity; c) Source of drinking water for supply after conventional treatment;
d) Water usable by fisheries; e) Water usable by various process and cooling industries f) Water
usable for irrigation.
B) Drinking Water Schedule 3 Standards for the given parameters
Sound Schedule 4 Standards for Sound (determined for Day (dBa unit); and Night (dBa unit)
For the categories:
a) Silent Zone; b) Residential Area; c) Mixed Area; d) Commercial Area; e) Industrial Area:
Sound originating Schedule 5 Standards of sound of Motor Vehicles (all types) (dBa) As measured:
from Motor at a distance of 7.5 meters from exhaust pipe;
Vehicles at a distance of 0.5 meter from exhaust pipe.
Emissions from Schedule 6 Standard Limits for Emission of Motor Vehicles for the parameters of Black Smoke (Hartridge
Motor Vehicles Smoke Unit (HSU)); Carbon Monoxide (gm/km percent area); Hydrocarbon (gm/km ppm); Oxides
of Nitrogen (gm/km ppm)
Odour Schedule 8 Standards for odour (ppm) for the parameters of Acetaldehyde; Ammonia; Hydrogen Sulfide;
Methyl Disulfide; Methyl Sulfide; Styrene; Trim ethylamine.

ECR 1997
Standards Details of Specification
Rule
Sewage Schedule 9 Standards for Sewage Discharge for the Parameters of BOD (miligram/l); Nitrate (miligram/l);
Discharge Phosphate (miligram/l); Suspended Solids (SS) (miligram/l); Temperature (Degree Centigrade);
Coliform (number per 100 ml).
Waste water from Schedule 10 Standards for Waste water from Industrial Units or Projects Waste for the given parameters for the
Industrial Units or Places of Determination of Standards:
Projects Waste Inland Surface Water;
Public Sewerage system connected to treatment at second stage;
Irrigated Land.
Source: Environnent Conservation Rules (ERC), 1997
2.4.4 Institutional Capacity

36. The Ministry of Environment and Forests has the capacity to formulate policy, legislation,
standards and review the environmental impact assessment (EIA) of the development projects. The
project is cleared by two committees. The Pourashava gives the site clearance by location clearance
committee (LCC). The project is submitted to DoE for environmental clearance committee (ECC).
The projects are implemented at local or Pourashava level and executed at central level. Local
Government Engineering Department (LGED) executes the projects on water supply, sewerage, solid
waste management, etc. The environmental impact assessment is conducted by the consulting
agencies by outsourcing including the DDC and PMSC Consultants. The sphere of LGED activities is
for a better environment and health. Most of the engineers involved with design and construction
activities are familiar with the environmental issues. LGED has also appointed an Executive level
officer to look into the critical issues. The LGED is assisted by consultants for monitoring of
environmental attributes and training. LGED has established a quality control lab where parameters
related to water, waste water and soils can be monitored. However there is a scope to train engineers
at each level for conducting environmental impact assessment and preparation of management plans.
Further, to avoid adverse negative environmental impacts of a proposed shelter, no contract tender
should be launched before specific IEE/EIA based on final design is prepared. The EMP with the
management measures is approved by DoE.

3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
3.1. OVERVIEW
37. The Coastal Towns Environmental Infrastructure Project (CTEIP) is a key infrastructure
initiative of the Government of Bangladesh. The project consists of four components (i) improved
climate- resilient municipal infrastructure, (ii) strengthened governance and institutional capacity, (iii)
enhanced public awareness, behavior change, and community-based climate adaptation, and (iv)
project management support. The outcome of the project will be improved access to climate-disaster
resilient municipal services, including (i) municipal infrastructure such as roads and bridges, drainage,
cyclone shelters, solid waste management, bus terminals, slum improvements, boat landings, and
markets, (ii) water supply, and (iii) sanitation.
38. CTEIP finances basic urban services improvements and aims to increase climate resiliency
that are vulnerable to the effects of climate change. The location of the eight Pourashavas, included
under CTEIP is shown in Figure 1.1 of Subsection 5, which shall receive investments in two stages:
(i) Stage 1 focuses on infrastructure crucial for climate resilience (e.g., roads, cyclone shelters, solid
waste, drainage, water supply, and sanitation); and (ii) Stage 2 includes other infrastructure that
contributes to general economic development (e.g., additional roads, markets, boat landings and bus
terminals). The total project amount for the eight Pourashavas is estimated to be $117.1 million, and
the implementation period is five years.
3.2 LOCATION AND SELECTION OF DRAINS
39. The locations of proposed Construction/ Improve 7 Nos. Secondary Drains, totaling 3.736
km; and Nos. Tertiary Drains, totaling 0.106 km are located within Barguna Pourashava is one of
the coastal Districts located in the active part of Delta. Barguna Pourashava, established in 1973, is
the district headquarters and the largest town of Barguna District. It is Located between 21°48‟ and
22°29‟ north latitudes and between 89°52‟ and 90°22‟ east longitudes. According to BBS, 2011,
Barguna Pourashava currently consists of 9 wards and 18 mahallas and 51 Mouzas. The Pourashava
area is enclosed by Khakdon River at the north side. It is bounded on the South-West and West by
Barguna union, on the North by Gaurichana union and on the South-East and East by Burichar union.
Besides, the area is bounded on the north by Mirzagonj upazila of Patuakhali upazila and Betagi
upaliza, on the east by Amtali upazila, on the south by the Bay of Bengal and on the west by
Pathargatha and Bamna upazila.
40 The pourashava is about 390 km from Dhaka towards the north-west direction, about 48 km
from Patuakhali Town and about 90 km from Barisal City. The town is connected with Dhaka, Barisal
and Patuakhahli by road and water transport. The total area of the pourashava is 15.57 sq. km,
considered to be a medium sized town in the context of Bangladesh.
3.3 ENVIRONMENTAL CATEGORIZATION
41. As part of the Sub Project Appraisal Report (SPAR), environmental assessment for the
Batch 2 stage I Pourashavas of Barguna was conducted and initial environmental examination reports
(IEEs) with Environmental Management Plans (EMP) were prepared in accordance with requirements
of the ADB Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS). As per DoE classification mentioned in Para 29, the
construction of multistoried building falls in environmental category Orange-B. The land on which the
shelter will be constructed is already available with authorities. Hence, there is no problem due to land
acquisition, rehabilitation but some resettlement require for trees and boundary wall. The
environmental issues related to construction are anticipated during construction phase. In order to
follow ECA, Bangladesh and ADB SPS the IEE has been conducted. The potential adverse
environmental impacts are mainly related to the construction period, which can be minimized by the
mitigating measures and by adopting environmentally sound engineering and construction practices.
No Category A type of works (with significant impacts) is considered.
3.4 PROJECT DETAILS
42. Need for the Project: According to the SPAR Report, there is widespread backup of sewage
and water logging due to inadequate drainage results in a deterioration of public health through the
increased prevalence of waterborne diseases.
43. The proposed sites for the drains under Barguna Pourashava, District: Barguna are located
within the Pourashava area, which are mostly within core area and few in semi urban areas. Selection
of drains on the basis of SPAR has been followed for prioritization. Construction/ Improvement of. 7

Nos. secondary Drains, 2Nos. Tertiary Drains, have been designed under the package e-
GP/CTEIP/BAR/16-17/DR-02
44. The total designed length of RCC Drain with Cover Slabs is 3842m. This package has been
designed without major resettlement issues and land acquisition.
3.4.1 Objective of the Project
45. One of the prime objectives of the project is to improve drainage infrastructure with a view to
supporting project area‟s, environmental, social, economic, physical and climate resilient development
which will be facilitated by the subproject component. Specifically, the major purpose of the proposed
upgrading project is to construction, re-excavation and lining of drainage network components in
Barguna Pourashava in order to meet the following objectives:
 To promote socio economic and physical development of the project area by linking it within
Pourashava; and
 To increase climate reliance in infrastructure.
3.4.2 Existing Condition of Barguna Drainage
46. The intervention is planned to develop climate resilient drainage structures. The proposed sites
for construction, re-excavation and lining of the drainage works are located within the Barguna
Pourashava area within rights of way and within urban and semi urban areas. Investments under this
subproject include construction, re-excavation and lining of drainage. Existing condition of the
drainage within Barguna pourashava area proposed is depicted below in Table 5.
Table 5: Existing Condition of Barguna Secondary Drainage
Sl. SPAR Name of Drains Existing Condition
N Drain ID
o. No.
1 SD-02 RCC drain on Shaheed Smriti Sarak from Shangram Proposed drain areas always water logging
office to Mohuya Khal culvert near Vendor Bari problem is arising during the monsoon,
(Ward no. 02) new moon,full-moon and tidal water flowing
effect. This drain outfall is flowing to
Mohuya Khal
2 SD-03 Eidgha side drain from Sadar Hospital Road to Proposed drain areas always water
Koroytola Khal near culvert or Kailbari road (Ward logging problem is arising during the
no. 02) monsoon, new moon. full moon and tidal
water flowing effect. This drain outfall is
flowing to koroytola Khal
3 SD-04 RCC drain from Chamber Bhaban at Jahid Smrti Proposed drain areas always water logging
road to Barguna Varani Khal (Ward no. 05&06) problem is arising during the monsoon,
new moon. full moon and tidal water
flowing effect. This drain outfall is flowing to
Varani Khal via Amtolar Khal.
4 SD-05 Road side drain from Forman Ali Road to Barguna Proposed drain areas always water logging
Varani Khal crossing Abdul kader Road and Link problem is arising during the monsoon,
drain from Rokon‟s House (Ward no. 06) new moon, full moon and tidal water
Varani Khal .
5 SD-06 RCC drain from culvert near Enayet Hossain‟s Proposed drain areas always water logging
house to katpotty khal culvert near nazrul‟s house problem is arising during the monsoon,
(Ward no.07) new moon, full moon and tidal water
Khakdon River via Katpotty Khal .
6 SD-07 RCC drain from Mytha School Cross drain to Proposed drain areas always water logging
koroytola khal bridge, via Gagan Ali road (Ward no. problem is arising during the monsoon,
03) new moon, full-moon and tidal water
koroytola Khal.
7 SD-08 RCC drain from Upazila Offrice to krock khal via Proposed drain areas always water logging
WAPDA office Road (Ward no. 09) problem is arising during the monsoon,
new moon, full moon and tidal water
Khakdon River via Krock Khal.

Table 5: Existing Condition of Barguna Tertiary Drainage

Sl. SPAR Name of Drains Existing Condition
N Drain ID
o. No.
1 TD-01 Tertiary drain from Dulal Roy‟s house to secondary Proposed drain areas always water logging
drain SD-07 (Ward no. 07) problem is arising during the monsoon, new
moon, full moon and tidal water flowing
Khakdon River via Katpotty Khal
2 TD-02 Tertiary drain from College road via Harunur Proposed drain areas always water logging
Rashid‟s house to secondary drain SD-07(Ward no. problem is arising during the monsoon, new
07) moon, full moon and tidal water flowing
Khakdon River via Katpotty Khal
3.4.3 Brief Description of the Drains

47. The drainage systems in Barguna Pourashava are yet unplanned and under developed.
Mostly the drainage network consists of set of natural khals that were part of the extensive coastal
river system around which habitation developed; and (ii) various sections of these natural canals in
Barguna are overtopped for design storm conditions due to extensive encroachment, restricted
outflows, blockage due to dumping of solid waste and progressive siltation over many years mainly
due to embankments that interrupt natural tidal flows. The drainage system needs to be improved to
meet the needs of adequate reduction of flooding and inundation; and changes in climatic conditions,
such as increasing rain intensities and more extreme weather events, such as thunderstorms, which
will most likely aggravate these problems. SPAR proposed total 14 drainage schemes of which 4
schemes improvement of khals, 7 secondary drains and 2 tertiary drains out of which 7 secondary
drains and 2 Tertiary drain are included in package no. e-GP/CTEIP/BAR/16-17/DR-02.The
subproject consists of Construction/ Improvement of 7 Nos. secondary Drains, totalling 3.736 km & 2
Tertiary drain totalling 0.106km mostly within the Pourashava core area and few in semi urban areas.
Based on technical, economical, financial, social and environmental factors, the drains have been
assigned the priority. Based on priority, all of the subproject components have been selected for
environmental impact assessment. The drainage type, length, existing condition and proposed
intervention are summarized in Table 6 and the existing condition of the proposed drainage including
locations can be visualized in Figure-3. A brief description of drains under the subproject is presented
below along with drain number:
SD-02, RCC Drain on Shaheed Smriti Sarak from Shangram office to Mohuya Khal culvert near
Vendor Bari. (Ward no.02):
The drain starts from shaheed Smritisarakand ends to Mohuya Khal culvert near vendor bari. At
present there is no designed drainage structure. Existing drain is earthen drain. This drain passes
through the residential areas. Proposed drain areas always water logging problem is arising during
the monsoon, new moon, full-moon and tidal water flowing effect. This drain outfall is flowing to
Mohuya Khal. So there is no outfall problem. This drain is essential to construct a RCC drain to
overcome water logging problem from the adjacent residential areas.
SD-03, Eidgah side drain from Sadar Hospital Road to Koroytola Khal near culvert of Kalibari road.
(Ward no.02):
The drain starts from Eidgah side Sadar Hospital road and ends to Koroytola Khal near culvert at Kali
bari road. At present there is no designed drainage structure. Existing drain is earthen drain. This
drain passes through the residential areas. Proposed drain areas always water logging problem is
arising during the monsoon, new moon. full moon and tidal water flowing effect. This drain outfall is
flowing to koroytola Khal. So there is no outfall problem. This drain is essential to construct a RCC
drain to overcome water logging problem from the adjacent residential areas.
SD-04, RCC drain from Chamber Bhaban at JahidSmriti road to Barguna Varani Khal (Ward
no.05,06)
The drain starts from Chamber Bhaban at Jahid Smriti road and ends to Varani Khal near Abdul kader
road food Godown side via Amtolar Khal. At present there is no designed drainage structure. Existing

drain is earthen drain. This drain passes through the residential areas. Proposed drain areas always
water logging problem is arising during the monsoon, new moon. full moon and tidal water flowing
effect. This drain outfall is flowing to Varani Khal via Amtolar Khal. So there is no outfall problem. This
drain is essential to construct a RCC drain to overcome water logging problem from the adjacent
residential areas.
SD-05, Road side drain from Forman Ali Road to BargunaVaraniKhal crossing Abdul Kader Road
and Link drain from Rokon's House (Ward no.06)
The drain starts from Forman Ali Roadand ends to VaraniKhal via Abdul kader road .At present there
is no designed drainage structure. Existing drain is earthen drain. This drain passes through the
residential areas. Proposed drain areas always water logging problem is arising during the monsoon,
new moon, full moon and tidal water flowing effect. This drain outfall is flowing to VaraniKhal .So there
is no outfall problem.
SD-06, RCC drain from culvert near Enayet Hossain's house to Katpotty Khal culvert near Nazrul's
house (Ward no.07)
The drain starts from culvert near Enayet Hossain's house and ends to Katpotty Khal culvert near
Nazrul's house. At present there is no designed drainage structure. Existing drain is damaged
masonry drain. This drain passes through the residential areas. Proposed drain areas always water
logging problem is arising during the monsoon, new moon, full moon and tidal water flowing effect.
This drain outfall is flowing to Khakdon River via Katpotty Khal .So there is no outfall problem. This
drain is essential to construct a RCC drain to overcome water logging problem from the adjacent
residential areas.
SD-07, RCC drain from Mytha School Cross drain to Koroytola Khal Bridge, via Gagan Ali road (Ward
no.03):
The drain starts from Mytha School cross drain and ends to Koroytola Khal Bridge via Gagon Ali road.
At present there is no designed drainage structure. Existing drain is earthen drain. This drain passes
through the residential areas. Proposed drain areas always water logging problem is arising during
the monsoon, new moon, full-moon and tidal water flowing effect. This drain outfall is flowing to
koroytola Khal. So there is no outfall problem. This drain is essential to construct a RCC drain to
SD-08, RCC drains from Upazila Office to KrockKhal via WAPDA Office road. (Ward no.09)
The drain starts from Upazila office and ends to KrockKhal via WAPDA office road .At present there is
no designed drainage structure. Existing drain is damaged masonry/earthen drain. This drain passes
through the govt.official, Institutional areas. Proposed drain areas always water logging problem is
arising during the monsoon, new moon, full moon and tidal water flowing effect. This drain outfall is
flowing to Khakdon River via Krock Khal. So there is no outfall problem.
Brief Description of Tertiary Drains
TD-01, Tertiary drain from Dulal Roy's house to secondary drain SD-07 (Ward no.07)
The drain starts from Dulal,s house and ends to secondary drain-07 .At present there is no designed
drainage structure. Existing drain is damaged masonry drain. This drain passes through the
residential areas. Proposed drain areas always water logging problem is arising during the monsoon,
new moon. full moon and tidal water flowing effect. This drain outfall is flowing to Khakdon River via
Katpotty Khal .So there is no outfall problem. This drain is essential to construct a RCC drain to
TD-02, Tertiary drain from College road via Hurunur Rashid's house to secondary drain SD-07
(Ward no.07)
The drain starts from College road via Harunur Rashid,s house and ends to secondary drain-07 .At
present there is no designed drainage structure. Existing drain is damaged masonry drain. This drain
passes through the residential areas. Proposed drain areas always water logging problem is arising
during the monsoon, new moon. full moon and tidal water flowing effect. This drain outfall is flowing to
Khakdon River via Katpotty Khal .So there is no outfall problem. This drain is essential to construct a
RCC drain to overcome water logging problem from the adjacent residential areas.
This drain is essential to construct a RCC drain to overcome water logging problem from the adjacent
residential areas.

Table-6: Drainage Type, Length, Existing Condition and Proposed Intervention

Sl. SPAR SPAR Name of Drains Existing Condition Proposed Design Intervention
No. Drain ID Proposed Length
No. Length (m) Intervention
(m)
1 SD-02 1025 RCC drain on Shaheed Smriti Sarak from Shangram Proposed drain areas always water logging 810 RCC Drain with Cover Slabs
office to Mohuya Khal culvert near Vendor Bari (Ward problem is arising during the monsoon, new
no. 02) moon,full-moon and tidal water flowing effect.
This drain outfall is flowing to Mohuya Khal
2 SD-03 525 Eidgha side drain from Sadar Hospital Road to Proposed drain areas always water logging 296 RCC Drain with Cover Slabs
Koroytola Khal near culvert or Kailbari road (Ward no. problem is arising during the monsoon, new
02) moon. full moon and tidal water flowing effect.
This drain outfall is flowing to koroytola Khal
3 SD-04 775 RCC drain from Chamber Bhaban at Jahid Smrti road Proposed drain areas always water logging 955 RCC Drain with Cover Slabs
to Barguna Varani Khal (Ward no. 05&06) problem is arising during the monsoon, new
moon. full moon and tidal water flowing effect.
This drain outfall is flowing to Varani Khal via
Amtolar Khal.
4 SD-05 825 Road side drain from Forman Ali Road to Barguna Proposed drain areas always water logging 377 RCC Drain with Cover Slabs
Varani Khal crossing Abdul kader Road and Link problem is arising during the monsoon, new
drain from Rokon‟s House (Ward no. 06) moon, full moon and tidal water flowing effect.
This drain outfall is flowing to Varani Khal .
5 SD-06 1025 RCC drain from culvert near Enayet Hossain‟s house Proposed drain areas always water logging 285 RCC Drain with Cover Slabs
to katpotty khal culvert near nazrul‟s house (Ward problem is arising during the monsoon, new
no.07) moon, full moon and tidal water flowing effect.
This drain outfall is flowing to Khakdon River
via Katpotty Khal.
6 SD-07 925 RCC drain from Myrha School Cross drain to Proposed drain areas always water logging 483 RCC Drain with Cover Slabs
koroytola khal bridge, via Gagan Ali road (Ward no. problem is arising during the monsoon, new
03) moon, full-moon and tidal water flowing effect.
This drain outfall is flowing to koroytola Khal.
7 SD-08 1025 RCC drain from Upazila Offrice to krock khal via Proposed drain areas always water logging 530 RCC Drain with Cover Slabs
WAPDA office Road (Ward no. 09) problem is arising during the monsoon, new
moon, full moon and tidal water flowing effect.
via Krock Khal.

Sl. SPAR SPAR Name of Drains Existing Condition Tertiary Drains

No. Drain ID Proposed
No. Length (m) Intervention
1 TD-01 210 Tertiary drain from Dulal Roy‟s house to secondary Proposed drain areas always water logging 89 RCC Drain with Cover Slabs
drain SD-06 (Ward no. 07) problem is arising during the monsoon, new
via Katpotty Khal
2 TD-02 210 Tertiary drain from College road via Harunur Rashid‟s Proposed drain areas always water logging 17 RCC Drain with Cover Slabs
house to secondary drain SD-06(Ward no. 07) problem is arising during the monsoon, new
via Katpotty Khal

Figure 3: Selected Photographs of Existing Condition at Some Proposed Drainage Locations
Condition of drain Shaheed Smriti Sarak from Condition of Eidgah side drain from Sadar Hospital
Shangram office to Mohuya Khal culvert (SD-02) Road to Koroytola Khal (SD-03)
Condition of RCC drain from Chamber Bhaban at Condition of Road side drain from Forman Ali Road
Jahid Smrti road to Barguna Varani Khal (SD-04) to Barguna Varani Khal crossing Abdul kader Road
and Link drain from Rokon‟s House (SD-05)
Condition of RCC drain from culvert near Enayet

Hossain‟s house to katpotty khal culvert near
nazrul‟s house (SD-06)

Condition of RCC drain from Myrha School Cross Condition of RCC drain from Upazila Offrice to krock
drain to koroytola khal bridge, via Gagan Ali road khal via WAPDA office Road (SD-08)
(SD-07)
Condition of Tertiary drain from Dulal Roy‟s house Condition of Tertiary drain from College road via
to secondary drain SD-06 (TD-01) Harunur Rashid‟s house to secondary drain SD-06
(TD-02)

3.5 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES

48. During the IEE stage of the proposed drain construction/ re-excavation/ lining of project,
options were explored and these options were weighed from all considerations such as cost,
environment, and ease of implementation and maximum utilization of available infrastructure. The aim
of alternative analysis is to arrive at a development option, which maximizes the benefits while
minimizing the adverse impacts. The two alternatives were considered “No Project Scenario” and
“With Project Scenario”. More alternatives are presented along with environmental management plan.
3.5.1 Without Project Alternative
49. The No Project option in respect to the proposed project implies that the status quo is
maintained. This option may be suitable alternative from an environmental perspective as it ensures
non-interference with the existing environmental conditions. This option will however, involve several
losses on socioeconomic and physical condition both to the local population and the nation as a
whole. The local population will continue to face the constraints they are currently experiencing due to
inefficient or improper drainage network and system and the anticipated economic development
aimed at fulfilling the infrastructure gap remain unattainable. The No Project Option is the least
preferred from the socio-economic-physical and partly environmental perspective due to the following
factors:
 The socio-economic-physical status of the Barguna residents would remain unchanged.
Reduced interaction both at local and national levels;
 The local skills would remain under-utilized as no employment opportunities will be created for
local population who would have otherwise worked at the project area;
 Reduced business development due to current bad condition of the drainage network;
 The current erosion rate in the feeder road due to lack of drainage system will remain; and
 No project scenario case will also avoid social impacts due to the implementation of the project.
3.5.2 With Project Alternative
50. The implementation of the project will contribute to socioeconomic and physical
improvement and will have positive impacts on residents‟ life quality. The „with‟ project alternative
have following advantages:
 There will be improved and assured drainage facilities to the residents of Pourashava/District.
 Drainage development will stimulate socioeconomic and physical development of the area. The
proposed drains are a deterrent for commercial growth in the area, the project scenario will
catalyse commercial growth in different centres and there will be better business opportunities
for locals.
 The Primary and secondary drainage development will also contribute to circulation of water
vehicle through and around the Pourashava. Especially, it will connect Khakdon River hrough
the city centre which will contribute to easy and less costly and effective transportation of goods
and passengers in and around the town.
 Less emission from water vehicles due to improved water way networks and hence better
environmental condition. This alternative will have minimal and temporary negative impacts on
land use, forest/trees, noise and air pollution during construction and operation phases.
3.6 QUANTITY OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL

51. Bidding process shall not be launched for drainage subproject until ECC is obtained. The
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design report summarizes the quantities of construction material . These have been further utilized in
assessing the environmental impact due to development of drains. Quantity of material is summarized
in Table 7.
Table 7: Quantity of Construction Material
S. No. Description Unit Quantity
1 R.C.C Drain
Excavation in earth; Removal of heap, embankment from borrow pits and purge
i) m3 6521.918
soils
ii) Sand Filling Works m3 889.859
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Source: Detailed Engineering Design of the drainage subproject components in Barguna Pourashava; District-
Barguna, February 2016; LGED

iii) Top Slab m3 187.871
iv) Bottom Slab m3 963.158
v) Drain Wall m3 1879.044

Source: DDS Computation Based on Designs
3.7 CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE

52. The construction/ re-excavation/ lining of schedule of the drains depends on the methodology
adopted for construction. In general the time period will also depend on the resources put in place by
the contractor. Designs will be finalized by May 2016. The package for the construction/ re-
excavation/ lining of the Barguna drains is proposed to be implemented by post-qualified contractors
under a single envelope single stage bidding process through National Competitive Bidding (NCB)
procedures. The drainage subproject will take 12 months for construction/ re-excavation/ lining. A
Typical Construction Schedule is shown in Figure 4 including pre-construction and post construction
activities. The post construction will also include defect liability period of 12 months.
Figure 4: Typical Construction Schedule
Duration In Months
Pre Post
Construction
Activity Construction Construction
0-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-14 15-16 17-18 19-30
Detail designs, Tender documents

and BOQ
Notice inviting Tender, Tender
process evaluation & award
Mobilization and Preliminary
works
Construction of RCC Drain with
Cover Slabs
Post Construction
Source: DDS Consultant Projection
3.8 COST OF ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION MEASURES & MONITORING

53. The project components are Construction/ Improvement of 7 Nos. secondary drains,
Totalling 3.736 km. & 2 Nos. Tertiary Drains, Totalling 0.106 km.The contract is designated as e-
GP/CTEIP/BAR/16-17/DR-02. The environmental mitigation cost is estimated as TK 5,55,000 out of
which environmental monitoring cost is TK 455,000 and environmental management cost is TK
100,000 (excluding those included in the cost of drain design). This APPENDIX E: IEE is to be read in
conjunction with the attached Appendix F: EMP, which gives a detailed breakdown of the costs for
the Environmental Management and Monitoring, which are also referred in the attached Bill of
Quantities.

4. ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE DATA

4.1 GENERAL
54. The objective of Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) is to ascertain the baseline
environmental conditions and then assess the impacts as a result of the proposed drainage
subproject during various phases of the project cycle. The baseline environmental data was compiled
for the area. The approach is to follow the sequence of steps adopted in EIA study. Identification of
environmental parameters, data collection and impact predictions are the core of IEE process.
4.2 BARGUNA POURASHAVA AND ENVIRONMENT
4.2.1 Topography, land forms, geology and soils
55. The proposed project includes Construction/ Improvement of of 7 Nos. secondary
drains, Totalling 3.736 km. & 2 Nos. Tertiary Drains, Totalling 0.106 km. Barguna is one of the
coastal Districts located in the active part of Delta. Barguna Pourashava, established in 1973, is the
district headquarters and the largest town of Barguna District. It is Located between 21048‟ and
22029‟ north latitudes and between 89052‟ and 90022‟ east longitudes. According to BBS, 2011,
Barguna Pourashava currently consists of 9 wards and 18 mahallas and 51 Mouzas. The Pourashava
area is enclosed by Khakdon River at the north side. It is bounded on the South-West and West by
Barguna union, on the North by Gaurichana union and on the South-East and East by Burichar union.
Besides, the area is bounded on the north by Mirzagonj upazila of Patuakhali upazila and Betagi
upaliza, on the east by Amtali upazila, on the south by the Bay of Bengal and on the west by
Pathargatha and Bamna upazila.The pourashava is about 390 km from Dhaka towards the north-west
direction, about 48 km from Patuakhali Town and about 90 km from Barisal City. The town is
connected with Dhaka, Barisal and Patuakhahli by road and water transport. The total area of the
pourashava is 15.57 sq. km, considered to be a medium sized town in the context of Bangladesh.
56. The topography of pourashava is mostly flat. The sedimentary layers are mostly horizontal
to sub-horizontal and are free from major tectonic deformation in the fore deep area covering the
central part of the basin and this is expressed as river to delta plain topography of the land
4.2.2 Rainfall and Temperature
57. The monsoon starts from June and maximum rainfall is experienced in 2007 and lowest in
2003. Annual rainfall as recorded during 2008 the maximum 938.8 mm and lowest maximum in 2003
about 469.4 mm. June to October is time for high volume of rainfall.
58 Barguna bears a hot summer and a mild winter. But almost all the area of the area is
occasionally affected by cyclonic storm surges and tidal bores that originate from the Bay of Bengal
during monsoon. Temperature rises steadily from January to April, remains fairly steady from April to
October and then falls to reach the lowest in January.
59 The maximum average monthly temperature is 30.1°C in April and minimum average
monthly temperature is 17.5°C in January in 2009-2010. The monsoon starts from June and
maximum rainfall is experienced from July to September.
4.2.3 Hydrology
60. Hydrology is the scientific study of the waters of the earth, especially with relation to the
effects of precipitation and evaporation upon the occurrence and character of water in streams, lakes,
and on or below the land surface. The hydrological condition of Barguna is getting of inferior quality
day by day.
4.2.4 Drainage and Flood Control
61. About 51.36 km of drainage network exist in the Barguna Pourashava. The drainage
network of the Pourashava consists of both natural and man-made drainage. Most of the drains are
open and natural. Besides, the man-made drainage network includes both Pucca and Katcha. Natural
drainage network includes 7 khals, 1 River (Khakdon), Ditch, Pond etc, which drain out or sometimes
store not only waste water but also storm water. Especially, the khals play vital roles to drain out the
storm water. During high tide or Cyclone these khals act as the natural bless to the Pourashava
people. The man-made drainage network consists of Pucca and Katcha drains. In Pourashava area,
about 70% drains are Secondary and natural, which is followed by 21% Tertiary drains. The pucca
and katcha drain coverage in the Pourashava area is about 13.93 km (27%) and 1.56 km (3%)
respectively. Additionally, highest width and depth of drains are 3 m and 1.75 m. Besides, average
width of drains is 0.83m and depth is 0.82 m. Barguna Pourashava has one embankment which is

mainly used as Secondary road. The embankment is about 13.02 km long. Top width of the
embankment varies among 14 ft to 32 ft. and the carriage way width is 28 ft. and BWDB is the
construction and maintenance authority. The embankment is Pucca, its present condition is good and
is regularly maintained. There are 3 sluice gates in the pourashava. BWDB is the main construction
and maintenance authority of the embankment and sluice gates. There are twenty six outfalls exist in
Barguna Pourashava. The major outfalls are Khagdon River and the surrounding Khals which are
connected to the River. However, the congestion of drainage and water is a common scenario in
Barguna Pourashava because of uncontrolled and haphazard disposal of solid waste and garbage
into drains, illegal connection of latrines to the drains, absence of adequate road-side drains,
insufficient secondary drains, missing links in drainage network, very low drainage coverage in some
wards, low elevation and lack of proper slop of drains, lack of proper and adequate maintenance of
drains, and lack of proper dumping site.
4.2.5 Ambient Air Quality
62. People Pourashava do not face the problem of air pollution severely. Air pollution mainly
occurs from wood burning. These industries have been identified as main source of air pollution.
Wood based industries are prevalent in Barguna Paurashava. There are 21 structures which are
using for different industrial purpose such as saw mill, ice mill and rice mill. There also are other
industries such as metal factory, metal products, plastic industries, plastic products, poultry farms,
broiler industry, textiles, garments, ware house and other mills or factories. These industries and
factories mostly are within the residential areas and create sound and noise and pollute water and air.
Besides, a number of heavy vehicles (highway bus and truck) move through the road and extract
some pollutant particle that also causes air pollution.
4.2.6 Ambient Noise
63. Noise pollution is a minor phenomenon in Barguna Pourashava. However, such type of
pollution problem is mainly occurring from the road vehicles. But it has been identified that this is not a
major problem for all over the Pourashava. It is mainly a problem to the road side residents, not to all
over the pourashava.
4.2.7 Groundwater Quality and Availability
64. Hydro-geological investigation in Barguna Pourashava carried out under DPHE-DANIDA
WSS Project shows availability of groundwater in sufficient quantity within the area. Aquifer is
confined and fully protected by an impermeable layer.
4.2.8 Biological Environment
65. Barguna Pourashava location is mainly devoid of vegetation other than nominal roadside
trees, with some Primary growth trees and shrubs. There are no forests along the proposed route to
and from the Cyclone Shelter sites. There are no national parks or sanctuaries. There are also no rare
or endangered species reported. There is no evidence of wildlife of the higher species within the
urban location. There are no sensitive habitats in the areas of the proposed Cyclone Shelter sites.
4.2.9 Economic Development
66. The Pourashava has insufficient capacity and resources and is finding it difficult to respond
to the need for forward planning and investment in basic urban infrastructure and services. This
undercuts sustainable local urban governance, makes local planning ineffective and undermines local
economic development. The impact of climate change further exacerbates the weaknesses in
municipal management more generally
4.2.10 Socio-economic Characteristics
a) Population
67. Information on population and number of households with average size of Barguna
Pourashava is presented in Table 8.

Table 8: Barguna Pourashava Population Data

Administrative Area Households Population Average Density
2 2
Unit (km ) (nos.) HH Size (per km )
Total Male Female
Barguna 15.57 7,353 32,235 16,697 15,538 4.38 2070
Pourashava
Ward No - 01 7.89 1002 4118 2148 1970 4.11 522
Ward No - 02 5.85 1057 5209 2836 2373 4.93 890
Ward No - 03 0.46 904 4272 2253 2019 4.73 9287
Ward No - 04 0.26 805 3543 1863 1680 4.40 13627
Ward No - 05 0.26 884 3801 1837 1964 4.30 14619
Ward No - 06 0.12 431 1897 932 965 4.40 15808
Ward No - 07 0.20 708 2769 1504 1265 3.91 13845
Ward No - 08 0.27 868 3609 1839 1770 4.16 13367
Ward No - 09 0.26 694 3017 1485 1532 4.35 11604
Source: BBS Community Report, Zilla - Barguna, 2011.
b) Land Use
68. The following chart shows that there is dominance of agricultural land (about 44% of the total)
followed by residential land use (about 32%). Basing on the percentage of land under different use
categories the ranking is: Agriculture (40.23%), Residential (33.94%), Water bodies (9.51%),
Transportation (8.01%), Administrative (3.55%), Recreational & Open Space (1.73%), Commercial
(1.25%), Educational (0.77%), Community Facility (0.35%), Health (0.31%), mixed use (0.22%), Utility
Service (0.10%) and Industrial (0.03%). Besides, different wards have dominance of different
categories of land uses as per context of the Pourashava and density of built up area. In ward no. 1,
the major land use is Residential (46.3%) and Transportation (21.3%), ward no. 2 and 3 have highest
land use coverage of agricultural lands about 38% and 62.1% of total respective ward area. Ward no.
4, 5 and 6 have the dominance of both agricultural and residential lands. On the other hand, Ward no.
7 encompasses the mixed use characteristics with 23.2% residential lands, 17.6% commercial lands,
20.5% agricultural lands, 17.3% water bodies. Besides, most of the lands of Ward no. 8 are devoted
for residential purpose (75.6%).
c) Socio-economic Status
69. About 10% of the respondents are engaged in business activities. The scenario reveals that
there are significant numbers of respondents who are engaged as shopkeepers and traders, while 4%
service holders both government and semi-government including employees in private offices. The
unskilled labors are rickshaw and van pullers accounts for 7% of the total occupation group in the
study area. Only 0.6% is unemployed.
d) Other Existing Amenities for Community Welfare
70. Educational institutions in the Pourashava enclose 3 government colleges, 3 government high
schools, 7 non-government high schools, 8 junior schools, 5 government Primary schools, 8 non-
government Secondary schools, kindergarten schools, 1 poly technique institute and 7 satellite
schools. Health facilities include 1 hospitals, 1 upazila health complexes, 1 union health and family
planning centre, 1 maternity and child welfare centre, 7 satellite clinics and 5 palli health services
clinic.
e) Cultural and Archaeological Characteristics
71. The subproject components are not immediately located near historical, cultural and
archaeological sites, no excavation works will be conducted in the vicinities of such sites. There are
no other scheduled or unscheduled archaeological, paleontological, or architectural sites of heritage
listed by local and/or national authority.

5. POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS

5.1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCREENING CONSIDERATIONS
72. Issues for consideration have been raised by the following means: (i) input from interested
and affected parties; (ii) desktop work on information relevant to the proposed subproject; (iii) site
visits; and (iv) evaluation of proposed design scope and potential impacts. The baseline
environmental data (Section 3) indicate that the subproject component is located in Barguna urban
area and hence no natural habitat is left at the site. There are no protected areas, forest within or near
the location of the proposed drainage subproject components. Some of the proposed drain has link
drains. These are connecting different parts of the town. The proposed subproject has been planned
to minimize any adverse environmental impacts, and adequate provisions have been incorporated
into the project design to mitigate the impacts.
73. Categorization of the subproject and formulation of mitigation measures have been guided
by ADB‟s REA Checklist for Urban Development (Annexure I) and ADB SPS 2009. From this, it can
be seen that the area where environmental impacts have been identified as temporary impacts,
including noise and dust, occurring during the time of the construction/ re-excavation/ lining activities.
74. Preliminary design, field visits and results of the rapid environmental assessment indicate that
Barguna drainage subproject implementation will not be having major negative impacts as activities
will be localized/site-specific and of short duration. There is no rehabilitation and resettlement issues
due to the proposed sub-project, as the construction works will be on existing unoccupied and vacant
government land. Several aspects of the environment, that are not expected to be affected by the
subproject, can be screened out of the assessment at this stage. Table 9 reports the extent of impact.
75. Refer to the guidelines detailed in the Traffic Management Plan (TMP) given in Annexure I
of EMP, whereby the Contractor shall prepare and submit for approval from the Employer, details of
all required mitigate measures, associated with vehicular and pedestrian road-user issues, during any
possible closure and/or infringement to road access through the course of implementation.
Table 9: Fields in which the subproject is not expected to have significant impacts
S.No Attribute Rationale
A Physical Characteristics
1 Topography,  Land is already in possession of the respective authorities and, hence, no change in land
land use, use is anticipated;
geology and  Construction materials will not cause change in Topography, geology and soils.
soils  Erosion hazard is insignificant as trenching and excavation works will be conducted only
during construction stage specific to the drainage works.
 No degradation of land will occur as a result of the proposed works as excavated soil will
be stored and reused as backfilling material according to site-specific requirements
during the construction of drain phase.
2 Air Quality  Conducting works at dry season and moving large quantity of materials may create dust and
increase concentrations of vehicle-related pollutants (such as carbon monoxide, sulfur
oxides, particulate matter, nitrous oxides, and hydrocarbons) which will affect people who
live and work near the sites. However, impact is short-term, site-specific and within relatively
small areas including developed methods for mitigation.
3 Water Quality  Trenching and excavation, run-off from stockpiled materials, and chemical contamination
from fuels and lubricants shall be suitably controlled during construction phase and will
not result in water pollution particularly during rainfall runoff which could cause siltation
and reduction in the quality of adjacent bodies of water. However, impact is short term,
site-specific and within relatively small areas.
4 Noise and  Temporary increase in noise level and vibrations may be caused by excavation
Vibration equipment and the transportation of equipment and materials during construction.
Adequate mitigation measures to be taken according to the EMP, given in Appendix F.
B Biological Characteristics
1 Biodiversity,  Activities being located in the built-up area of Barguna Pourashava will not cause direct
Forest and impact on biodiversity values. The construction activities do not anticipate any cutting of
Trees trees or encroachment of forest.
C Socioeconomic Characteristics
1 Socio-  The project will have positive impact in providing additional job opportunity, skill transfer,
Economic training, safety during storms and space for social community activities.

S.No Attribute Rationale

 Road closure is not anticipated. Hauling of construction materials and operation of
equipment on-site will not cause any traffic problems.
D Historical, Cultural, and Archaeological Characteristics
1 Physical and  There are no scheduled or unscheduled archaeological, paleontological, or architectural
cultural sites of heritage significance listed by local and/or national authority adjacent to
heritage subproject sites. The subproject components are not located in or near and excavation
works.
5.2 IMPACTS & MITIGATION MEASURES – PRE-CONSTRUCTION PHASE

76.. Land acquisition and resettlement: The proposed drainage works will be located within existing
or public ROWs. Existing Right of way (RoW) width is the pourashava/government land. There are no
encroachers or residential/commercial structures within the proposed alignment of the drains. There
is few trees within the proposed site areas to be felled. People agreed will voluntarily give their land to
the pourashava authority (if required for widening drains) and also take out trees including other
things for their better drainage with their own responsibility and at free of cost during Focused Group
Discussion (FGD) meeting on the resettlement issue.
77. The concepts considered in design of the Barguna drainage and flood control subproject are:
(i) locating facilities on government-owned land to avoid the need for land acquisition and relocation of
people; (ii) prioritizing rehabilitation over new construction, using vacant government land and right of
way (ROW), and taking all possible measures in design and selection of site or alignment to avoid
resettlement impacts; (iii) avoiding where possible locations that will result in destruction/disturbance
to historical and cultural places/values; (iv) avoiding tree cutting where possible; (v) ensuring all
planning and design interventions and decisions are made in consultation with local communities and
reflecting inputs from public consultation and disclosure for site selection.
78. Planning principles and design considerations have been reviewed and incorporated into the site
planning process whenever possible. Locations and sitting of the proposed infrastructures were
considered to further reduce impacts. The subproject will be in properties held by the Pourashava
and access to the subproject sites is through public ROW and existing roads; hence, land
acquisition and encroachment on private property will not occur.
79. The concepts considered in design of the Barguna drainage subproject are: (i) the sites serve
populations in an area most vulnerable to cyclone damage; (ii) the sites are located within or very close
to locality of users; (iii) the sites are selected and impact areas where significant number of population
are affected; (iv) locating facilities are on government-owned land, and hence avoids the need for
land acquisition and relocation of people; (v) all planning and design interventions and decisions
have been made in consultation with the local communities and has reflected inputs from public
consultation and disclosure for site selection.
80. The Detailed Engineering Design has integrated a number of measures; both structural and non-
structural, to mainstream climate resilience into the Barguna drainage subproject and have been
designed in accordance to relevant national and international building codes to further enhance
the resilience of the structures.
81. About 6521.918 m3 of earth work is likely to be involved in construction/ / lining of drains which
will completely be imported from outside of Barguna Pourashava area. So, there will be no impact on
land environment from land excavation. However, it will be appropriate to collect the material from
authorized miners. Besides, proper will be taken to mitigate impact that may be caused due to
transportation of soil.
5.3 IMPACTS & MITIGATION MEASURES – CONSTRUCTION PHASE

82. In the case of this subproject (i) the key elements of construction are relatively simple and small
and will involve straightforward construction, so impacts will be mainly localized and not greatly
significant; (ii) most of the predicted impacts are associated with the construction process, and are
produced because that process is invasive, involving precast piling, and excavation works, inclusive of
earth movements; and (iii) being located in the built-up area of the Pourashava, will not cause
direct impact on biodiversity values.
83. Construction method: Tasks to be performed for construction of the Barguna drainage works
are: (i) site clearing as appropriate; (ii) construction of foundation works; (iii) casting of drain/ culvert

bottom slabs; (iv) construction of upper drain/culvert slabs; (v) construction of drain/ culvert diaphragm
walls (vii) construction of deck slabs; and (viii) ordering, procurement and installation of building
services. Excavation for the foundation will be dug by backhoe digger (or similar), supplemented by
manual digging where necessary. Excavated soil will be placed nearby, and the materials (brought to
site on trucks and stored on unused land nearby) will be placed in the trench by crane or using a
small rig. The infrastructures will be constructed manually according to design specifications. Any
excavated road will be reinstated within required timeframes.
84. There is sufficient space for a staging area, construction equipment, and stockpiling of
materials. The contractor will remove all construction and demolition wastes on a daily basis.
85. Construction of the drainage works will entail quite simple techniques of civil work and related
excavation works shall be conducted in a controlled fashion. The subproject sites are
generally not located in a built-up area of Barguna and, hence, a variety of human activities will not
prevail, and so will not adversely impact on the environment and sensitive receptors such as residents,
businesses, and the community in general. The anticipated impacts are short-term, site-specific and
within relatively small areas. There are no impacts that are significant or complex in nature, or that
need an in-depth study to assess the impact. Thus, Barguna drainage subproject is unlikely to cause
significant adverse impacts. The potential adverse impacts that are associated with construction
activities can be mitigated to acceptable levels as detailed in the Environmental Management Plan
(EMP) given in Appendix F.
5.4 IMPACTS & MITIGATION MEASURES – O&M PHASE

86. In the operations and maintenance (O&M) phase, the drains will operate under routine
maintenance, which should not affect the environment. Routine repairs will be very small in scale, to
conducted manually by small teams of men and works will be very short in duration thus will not
cause significant physical impacts. The drains will need to be maintained from time to time, but
environmental impacts will be much less than those of the construction period as the work will be
infrequent, affecting small areas only. O&M will be the responsibility of Barguna local authority, which
will be given training under this project. The potential adverse impacts that are associated with
O&M activities can be mitigated to acceptable levels as detailed in the EMP given in Appendix F.
5.5 CUMULATIVE IMPACT ASSESSMENT

87 The cumulative impact assessment examined the interaction between the subproject‟s
residual effects (i.e., those effects that remain after mitigation measures have been applied) and those
associated with other past, existing, and reasonably foreseeable future projects or activities. The
interaction of residual effects associated with multiple projects and/or activities can result in
cumulative impacts, both positive and negative. The project‟s potential cumulative effects were
considered with respect to valued components in environmental and socioeconomic categories, in
four areas:
(i) of any potential residual project effects that may occur incrementally over time;
(ii) consideration of other known relevant projects or activities within the specified study
area boundaries, even if not directly related to the project;
(iii) potential overlapping impacts that may occur due to other developments, even if not
directly related to the proposed subproject; and
(iv) future developments that are reasonably foreseeable and sufficiently certain to proceed.
88. The project has identified the valued components as acoustic environment, socioeconomic
and socio-community components, and human health and safety. There are no foreseeable projects
that will overlap with the subproject.

6. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM

6.1 Procedures
89. Generally complaint procedures are developed for those who have been adversely affected
by the Project infrastructure and/or have not been compensated as per law/ legal entitlement. In this
case no land related dispute is applicable as the land is already owned by the authorities. A project-
specific grievance redress mechanism (GRM) will be established to receive, evaluate, and facilitate
the concerns, complaints, and grievances about the social and environmental performance at the
level of the project. The GRM will aim to provide a time-bound and transparent mechanism to voice
and resolve social and environmental concerns linked to the project. A common GRM will be in place
for social, environmental, or any other grievances related to the project. GRM was discussed with
stakeholders during field visits. The GRM will provide an accessible and trusted platform for receiving
and facilitating grievances related to the project. The multi-tier GRM for the project is outlined below,
each tier having time-bound schedules and with responsible persons identified to address grievances
and seek appropriate persons‟ advice at each stage, as required.
90. Pourashava-wide public awareness campaigns will ensure that awareness on grievance
redress procedures is generated through the campaign. The project implementation unit (PIU)
safeguards assistant and institutional capacity and community development consultants (ICCDC) that
will conduct Pourashava-wide awareness campaigns to ensure that poor and vulnerable households
are made aware of grievance redress procedures and entitlements, and will work with the PIU
safeguards assistant to help ensure that their grievances are addressed. Affected persons (APs) will
have the flexibility of conveying grievances/suggestions by dropping grievance redress/ suggestion
forms in complaints/suggestion boxes that have already been installed by project Pourashavas or
through telephone hotlines at accessible locations, by e-mail, by post, or by writing in a complaints
register in Pourashava offices.
6.2 Grievance Registration

91. The grievance registration form is available in Annexure II. Careful documentation of the
name of the complainant, date of receipt of the complaint, address/contact details of the person,
location of the problem area, and how the problem was resolved will be undertaken. The project
management unit (PMU) safeguards officer will have the overall responsibility for timely Grievance
Redressal on environmental and social safeguards issues and for registration of grievances, related
disclosure, and communication with the aggrieved party through the PIU safeguards assistant.
6.3 Grievance Redress Process
92. In case of grievances that are immediate and urgent in the perception of the complainant, the
contractor and supervision personnel from the project management and supervision consultants
(PMSC) on-site will provide the most easily accessible or first level of contact for quick resolution of
grievances. Contact phone numbers and names of the concerned PIU safeguards assistant,
contractors, PMU safeguards officer, PMSC environmental and social safeguards specialists will be
posted at all construction sites at visible locations.
(i) 1st Level Grievance. The contractors, PIU supervision personnel and PIU safeguards
assistant can immediately resolve issues on-site in consultation with each other, and will be
required to do so within 3 days of receipt of a complaint/grievance. Assistance of ward level
coordination committees (WLCC) will be sought if required for resolution of the issue, by any
one or all of them jointly.
(ii) 2nd Level Grievance. All grievances that cannot be redressed within 3 days at field/ward level
will be jointly reviewed by the grievance redress committee (GRC) at town-level and PIU
safeguards assistant, who will attempt to resolve them within 7 days. The PIU safeguards
assistant will be responsible to see through the process of redressal of each grievance.
(iii) 3rd Level Grievance. The PIU safeguards assistant will refer any unresolved or major issues
to the PMU safeguards officer and PMSC (third level of grievance redress), who will resolve
them within 15 days.
(iv) 4th Level Grievance. Very major issues that are beyond the jurisdictional authority of the GRC
or those that have the potential to cause social conflicts or environmental damage or those that

remain unresolved at PMU level, will be referred to the project steering committee (PSC) to be
resolved within 14 days. Despite the project GRM, an aggrieved person shall have access to
the country's legal system at any stage, and accessing the country's legal system can run
parallel to accessing the GRM and is not dependent on the negative outcome of the GRM. In
the event that the established GRM is not in a position to resolve the issue, the affected person
also can use the ADB Accountability Mechanism (AM) through directly contacting (in writing)
the Complaint Receiving Officer (CRO) at ADB headquarters or the ADB Bangladesh Resident
Mission (BRM).
93. Grievance Redress Process can be diagrammatically represented in Figure 5:
Figure 5: Grievance Redress Process
Aggrieved
Persons
FIELD/WARD LEVEL 3 days

Contractor, PIU Days3 Grievance
st
1 Level Supervision Personnel Redressed
Days
Grievance and PIU Safeguards Assistance
days of
Assistants (to be assisted WLCC (as and
by ICCDC) when required)
Not redressed
nd TOWN LEVEL 7 days

2 Level Grievance
PIU Safeguard Assistant
Grievance and GRC Redressed
Not redressed
rd
3 Level PMU LEVEL 15 days
PMU Safeguard Officer Grievance
Grievance and PMSC Safeguard Redressed
Specialists
Not redressed
th
4 Level PROJECT STEERING
Grievance COMMITTEE
6.4 Records
94. Records will be kept by PIU of all grievances received, including contact details of
complainant, date the complaint was received, nature of grievance, agreed corrective actions and the
date these were affected and final outcome. The number of grievances recorded and resolved and the
outcomes will be displayed/disclosed in the PMU office, municipal office, and on the web, as well as
reported in monitoring reports submitted to ADB on a semi-annual basis.
6.5 Grievance Redress Costs
95. All costs involved in resolving the complaints (meetings, consultations, communication and
reporting/information dissemination) will be borne by the concerned PIU at town-level; while costs
related to escalated grievances will be met by the PMU.

7 PUBLIC CONSULTATION
7.1 PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS AND PARTICIPATION
96. Public participation and community consultation has been taken up as an integral part of
environmental assessment process of the project. Consultation was used as a tool to inform and
educate stakeholders about the proposed action both before and after the development decisions
were made. It assisted in identification of the impacts problems associated with the project as well as
the needs of the Project Affected People (PAP). This participatory process helped in reducing the
public resistance to change and enabled the participation of the local people in the decision making
process. Initial Public consultation has been carried out in the project area with the objectives of
minimizing probable adverse impacts of the project and to achieve speedy implementation of the
project through bringing in awareness among the community on the benefits of the project.
97. As part of the project consultations, efforts were made to consult with the public as well as a
number of local authorities, to determine their thoughts, opinions and feedback on the impact of the
proposed drainage works. Information and comments collected from the public early in the study
process were of use. Different stakeholders were consulted to give them the opportunity to express
their views and concerns. As part of the process, they were also provided with relevant and sufficient
information on the project prior to its start-up; refer to the Due Diligence Report given in Appendix
G. These stakeholders include the central and local authorities, as well as the population so as to
determine their thoughts, opinions and feedback on the impact of the project.
7.2 STAKEHOLDERS
98. Involving stakeholders through participatory direct or indirect consultations is central to
completion of the IEE. Therefore, during the public consultations and disclosure of information,
various groups of stakeholders were consulted. The stakeholders were those who have an interest in
the project, and who will be involved in the further consultative process. During the consultative
process, beside the local authorities and ordinary population (potential users), other educational
organizations were also invited to attend the communication meetings.
7.3 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION – METHODS AND PROCESS

98. During these consultations, the communities were explained about the project, its benefits,
social and environmental impacts. The participants were encouraged to (i) be open and make known
their concerns and claims. The presentation highlighted the project background, objectives, expected
upcoming activities, social economic information, and environmental information. The salient features
of the meetings are presented below:
 Create awareness of the project;
 To obtain stakeholders responses, feedback and concerns on the project;
 To obtain environmental information on the community.
100. After the presentations, the community was given opportunity to give their views, comments
and queries. Different community problems were addressed during the meeting in which the local
participants expressed repeatedly their main concerns as follows:
 Dry access during wet season and storm events;
 Reduction of localized water-logging
 Prospects of jobs and income generating activities;
 Function of drains for storm water and sullage discharge;
 Likely impacts and proposed mitigation measures.
 Utilization and maintenance of drainage systems.
101. Comments or questions raised by stakeholders were responded to. Safety opportunities
associated was a theme brought up in the meetings. The consultant explained that positive and
negative impacts of the project on people and the environment will be analysed such as air pollution,
dust, influx of people, employment. The consultant team highlighted that the project will follow
government policies in protecting the population. All the participants confirmed that they appreciate
the Project. The project received high degree of acceptability which will boost local economy due to
no-loss of life during storms.

7.4 FINDINGS FROM PUBLIC CONSULTATION MEETING

7.4.1 Focus Groups Discussions (FGD)
102. As part of the impact assessment, the consultants conducted a focus group discussion with
selected group. Focus groups are useful in obtaining a particular kind of information that would be
difficult to obtain using other methodologies. A focus group typically can be defined as a group of
people who possess certain characteristics and provide information of a qualitative nature in a
focused discussion. Focus group discussion provides the opportunity to stimulate discussions and
interaction between small groups of people from a similar socio cultural background. This enables the
consultants to have a diversity of ideas related to the topic.
103. Further Public consultations and focus group discussions (FGDs) were conducted during April
2016 with a total of 65 participants from community at the sites of the proposed drainage
systems. The objective of the meeting was to further appraise the stakeholders about the current
progress of the subproject and to reiterate environmental and social impacts of the proposed
subproject and safeguards to mitigate the same. Stakeholders comprising local public representative,
local residents, Pourashava staffs, businessmen, teachers, students etc were satisfied with the level
of information provided and appreciated the selection of the sites of the proposed drainage works.
Key issues discussed were similar to those already voiced during the community consultation
meetings and included:
 Justification of site selection and routing for construction of the drains;
 Ownership and present position of land with regard to the drainage systems;
 Resettlement and Environmental issues and mitigation measures according to Resettlement
Framework prepared and approved by ADB and government Bangladesh for this project;
 Participation of local community in construction, operation & maintenance of the drainage
systems;
 Roles and responsibilities of different stakeholders for realizing desired outcome;
 Potential social and economic impacts of the proposed drainage systems.
7.4.2 Summary of Discussion

104. For details of the public consultations and Focus Group Discussions held during the design
stage of the sub-project, refer to the Due Diligence Report given in Appendix G. The data obtained
from public consultation and views, as well as concerns, are given below:
i. Earlier the two rivers of Barguna were connected by canal that goes through the town and water
vehicles were used to run through these canals. But now most of the canals are not under full
operation and still these are indicated as canals in government document. At present condition of
the entire drainage network of Barguna Pourashava is not good. In most of the cases, the drains
are narrow and of varying width, irregular in shape, bed is silted up, bank has been settled and full
of slushy soil and waste and garbage. Besides, encroachment of canals is responsible for
reducing the width in many cases. In addition, culvert is filled up to road level in few cases.
Because of these reasons, capacity of drainage reduced, tidal velocity of flow is reducing and
navigation becoming more difficult. Besides, people are used to through garbage, waste and
human excreta into the drains and latrines are connected to the drains in many cases. Because of
the stagnation of the drains, water cannot be drained out properly and wastage and garbage are
not washed out. For these reasons, stagnation of water is created, water and garbage and waste
get rotten, create bad environment and breeding centre of mosquitoes and flies including various
diseases which is threat to human health especially of the women and kids. People are facing
these problems in their daily lives for long period. It brings bad impact to the social and economic
lives of the people.
ii. Hence, proper improvement/development of the drainage network is one of the critical needs of
the people of Barguna Pourashava now and also their long cherished desire. That is why; local
people expressed their deepest interest for development of the selected drains under the sub-
project. Besides, they need improved drainage network on emergency basis for their present and
future life. People were happy to know that the drainage project is coming to their town. They are
ready to provide required land (1-2 feet) and to take out trees including other things (if required)
on voluntary basis (without cost and with own responsibility) but some of them want
compensation (if there is any provision) for the purpose.

iii. The drainage schemes will improve socio-economic-physical conditions of the local people
through creating more opportunity of environment and health improvement, income, employment
as well as exploiting local resources for boosting local productions. Priority for jobs should also be
given to those who will have any negative impact due to the project. Both men and women shall
be considered with equal opportunity. Participant has also shown their inclination to participate in
the project during planning and improvement activities. The participants were also very keen to
know the likely date of start which will be after monsoon.
7.4.3 Future Consultation and Disclosure

105. This IEE and other relevant documents will be made available at public locations in the
Pourashava and posted on the websites of executing agencies and ADB. The consultation process
will be continued and expanded during the project implementation, to ensure stakeholders
participate fully in project execution, as well as to implement comprehensive information, education,
and communication plan.
106. The public consultation and disclosure program with all interested and affected partied will
remain a continuous process throughout the project implementation, and shall include the following:
(i) Consultations during construction phase: (a) public meetings with affected communities to
discuss and plan work programs and allow issues to be raised and addressed once
construction has started; and (b) smaller-scale meetings to discuss and plan construction
work with individual communities to reduce disturbance and other impacts, and to provide a
mechanism through which stakeholders can participate in project monitoring and evaluation.
(ii) Project disclosure: (a) public information campaigns (via newspaper, flyers, and media) to
explain the project to the wider city population and prepare them for disruptions they may
experience once construction is underway; (b) public disclosure meetings at key project
stages to inform the public of progress and future plans, and to provide copies of summary
documents in local language; (c) formal disclosure of completed project reports by making
copies available at convenient locations in the study areas, and informing the public of their
availability; and (d) providing a mechanism through which comments can be made.
107. For the benefit of the community, the summary of the IEE will be translated in the local
language and made available at (i) offices of executing and implementing agencies, (ii) area offices,
(iii) consultant teams‟ offices; and (iv) contractor‟s campsites. It will be ensured that the hard copies of
IEE are kept at places which are conveniently accessible to people, as a means to disclose the
document and at the same time creating wider public awareness. An electronic version of the IEE will
be placed in the official website of executing and implementing agencies and the ADB website after
approval of the IEE by ADB.

8 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

8.1 CONCLUSIONS
108. Based on Project Description (Section 3), Environmental Baseline Data (Section 4),
Environmental Impacts (Section 5), and Environmental Mitigation Measures (Section 6); the
following conclusion are drawn:
i. The contract is designated as e-GP/CTEIP/BAR/16-17/DR-02. The subproject includes
Construction/ Improvement of of 7 Nos. secondary drains, Totalling 3.736 km. & 2Nos.
Tertiary Drains, Totalling 0.106 km. The locations of the Barguna drainage sites have been
assessed as being viable engineering solution in safeguarding against poor drainage and
water-logging of the localities for providing more healthy and improvement standard of living of
the nearby populous during extreme storm events.
ii. The feasibility study, completed in October 2015, has provided a comprehensive set of
recommendations for the planning, design and implementation of the Project. Based on the
recommendations of this study, the DDS Consultant has completed the detailed engineering
design for the construction of RCC drain in Barguna. The sites are is oriented in such a way so
that it has minimum environmental and social impacts.
iii. The proposed locations for the proposed drainage works were selected based on the
recommendations of the SPAR report and subsequent site verification by the DDS Consultant,
which is assessed to have minimum environmental impacts.
iv. There is no land acquisition requirement in this subproject but some resettlement require.
Categorization form is prepared and submitted in Annexure –III.
v. The management plans, bill of quantities and cost estimates were prepared. The emphasis was
given for protection of environment, capacity building, training, monitoring and evaluation. The
environmental mitigation cost is estimated as TK 555,000 out of which environmental
monitoring cost is TK 455,000 and environmental management cost is TK 100,000 . This
APPENDIX E: IEE is to be read in conjunction with the attached Appendix F: EMP, which
gives a detailed breakdown of the costs for the Environmental Management and Monitoring,
which are also referred in the attached Bill of Quantities.
vi. The adverse environmental impacts will occur during the construction period, and will be of a
relatively short duration. Adequate provisions have been incorporated into the planning and
design of the drainage works to minimize or mitigate these unavoidable environmental impacts
that are a result of the works.
vii. The major positive achievements of drainage works are as follows:
- Development of drainage systems will serve not only to the influence the immediate
project affected area but will also positively impact on the surrounding upstream and
downstream locations.
- Establishment of improved drainage systems will stimulate ancillary projects which will
improve economical status of the local population;
- More employment of people during construction phases;
- Will be potential socio-economic enhancement of rural economy by improving the
standard and quality of life of the local people;
- Skill Transfer and Training.
viii. The environmental mitigation measures as stipulated in EMP and in the obtained environmental
permit shall be monitored during implementation of the drainage sub-project. In order to perform
monitoring of EMP the contractor shall engage experienced laboratory and third party services
in complying the required environmental testing of parameters.
ix. The noise and air quality of the project area is within the permissible limits. The overall impact
on air and noise quality during construction is limited to the proposed drainage sites and of
short duration and can be mitigated. Labour camps shall be established with septic tanks and
soak pits for treatment and disposal of sewage and silage water to avoid pollution of water
bodies. Contractor has to make own arrangement for water supply for construction and
domestic purpose.

x. The environmental monitoring will be required before the start of the construction and during the
construction phase. The parameters of Water Quality, Air Quality, Noise quality, and Soils shall
be monitored; as specified in EMP.
xi. During public consultation recommendations were drawn including: i) involve local communities
in all stages of project planning and development, ii) establish permanent communication
between project initiators and local authorities, iii) setup grievance redress mechanism which
will publicized through Pourashava level co-ordination committee and monitoring register and
iv) during construction, local people including women shall be given first priority in the
employment of skilled and unskilled labour.
8.2 RECOMMENDATIONS
109. In view of above, it is concluded that the Project will bring benefit to the people of the area
and especially when the proposed drains will function during storm events. The negative impacts
occurring during the construction phase are within manageable limits and shall be mitigated with the
proposed Environmental Management Plan and hence project may be implemented.
8.3 DISCLOSURE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARDS INSTRUMENTS

110. The LGED will disclose this Environmental Management Framework by making copies
available at its head office and in District / Pourashava where the Project is situated. The copies shall
also be made available to the Local Government‟s Agencies, the Environmental and Social Group and
other stakeholders. The Government of Bangladesh will also authorize the Asian Development Bank
to disclose this IEE and EMP electronically through its InfoShop.

ANNEXURE I: RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT CHECKLISTS
Construction/ Improvement of 7 Nos. secondary drains & 2 Nos. Tertiary Drains, Totalling 3.842
km within Barguna Pourashava area under Barguna district
Screening Questions Yes No Remarks

A. Project Siting
Is the project area adjacent to or within any of the following areas:
 Underground utilities No
 Cultural heritage site No
 Protected Area No
 Wetland/Ponds No
 Mangrove No
 Estuarine No
 Buffer zone of protected area No
 Special area for protecting biodiversity No
 Bay No
B. Potential Environmental Impacts
Will the Project cause:
 Encroachment on historical/cultural areas? No
 Encroachment on precious ecology (e.g. sensitive or protected areas)? No
 Impacts on the sustainability of associated sanitation and solid waste No
disposal systems?
 Dislocation or involuntary resettlement of people? No
 Disproportionate impacts on the poor, women and children, Indigenous No
Peoples or other vulnerable groups?
 Accident risks associated with increased vehicular traffic, leading to loss of No
life?
 Increased noise and air pollution resulting from increased traffic volume? Yes EMP: to be followed
 Occupational and community health and safety risks? yes EMP to be followed
 Risks and vulnerabilities related to occupational health and safety due to No
physical, chemical, biological, and radiological hazards during project
construction and operation?
 Generation of dust in sensitive areas during construction? Yes EMP: to be followed
 Requirements for disposal of fill, excavation, and/or spoil materials? Yes EMP to be followed
 Noise and vibration due to blasting and other civil works? No
 Long-term impacts on groundwater flows as result of needing to drain the No
project site prior to construction?
 Long-term impacts on local hydrology as a result of building hard surfaces No
in or near the building?
 Large population influx during project construction and operation that No
causes increased burden on social infrastructure and services (such as
water supply and sanitation systems)?
 Social conflicts if workers from other regions or countries are hired? No
 Risks to community safety caused by fire, electric shock, or failure of the No
buildings safety features during operation?
 Risks to community health and safety caused by management and yes EMP to be followed
disposal of waste?
 Community safety risks due to both accidental and natural hazards, No
especially where the structural elements or components of the project are
accessible to members of the affected community or where their failure
could result in injury to the community throughout project construction,
operation and decommissioning?
Note: Hazards are potentially damaging physical events.

ANNEXURE II: GRIEVANCE REGISTRATION FORM

(Bangla translation to be available)
The Coastal Towns Environmental Infrastructure Project (CTEIP) welcomes complaints, suggestions, queries and
comments regarding project implementation. We encourage persons with grievance to provide their name and
contact information to enable us to get in touch with you for clarification and feedback.
Should you choose to include your personal details but want the information to remain confidential, please inform us
by writing/typing *(CONFIDENTIAL)* above your name.
Thank you.
Date Place of Registration

Contact Information/Personal Details
Name Gender * Male Age
* Female
Home Address
Place
Phone no./Cell no.
E-mail
Complaint/Suggestion/Comment/Question Please provide the details (who, what, where, and how) of your grievance below:
If included as attachment/note/letter, please tick here:
How do you want us to reach you for feedback or update on your comment/grievance?
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

Registered by: (Name of Official Registering Grievance)
Mode of Communication:
Note/Letter
E-mail
Verbal/Telephonic
Reviewed by: (Names/Positions of Officials Reviewing Grievance)
Action Taken:
Whether Action Taken Disclosed: Yes

No
Means of Disclosure:

ANNEXTURE III: CATEGORIZATION FORM

INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT IMPACT CATEGORIZATION
Date: ___/___/2016
A. Project Data
Country/Project No./Project : Country: Bangladesh

Title ADB No.: (No. to be designated)
Subproject: e-GP/CTEIP/BAR/16-17/DR-02
B. Involuntary Resettlement Category
[ ] New [ ] Re-categorization ― Previous Category [ ]
 Category A  Category B  Category C  Category FI

C. Comments
No unavoidable dislocation or involuntary resettlement of persons affected by the subproject will take place as a
result of the construction of RCC drain, re-excavation and lining of Khal at the below listed sites located within
Barguna Pourashava, District: Barguna:
 SD-02: RCC Drain on Shaheed Smriti Sarak from Shangram office to Mohuya Khal culvert near Vendor
Bari. (Ward no.02):
 SD-03: Eidgah side drain from Sadar Hospital Road to Koroytola Khal near culvert of Kalibari road.
(Ward no.02):
 SD-04: RCC drain from Chamber Bhaban at Jahid Smriti road to Barguna Varani Khal (Ward nos.05,
06)& Link Drain
 SD-05: Road side drain from Forman Ali Road to Barguna Varani Khal crossing Abdul Kader Road and
Link drain from Rokon's House (Ward no.06)
 SD-06: RCC drain from culvert near Enayet Hossain's house to Katpotty Khal culvert near Nazrul's
house (Ward no.07) & Link Drain.
 SD-07: RCC drain from Mytha School Cross drain to Koroytota Khal Bridge, via Gagan Ali road (Ward
no.03) & Link Drain.
 SD-08: RCC drains from Upazila Office to Krock Khal via WAPDA Office road. (Ward no.09) & Link
Drain.
Tertiary Drains
 TD-01: Tertiary drain from Dulal Roy's house to secondary drain SD-07 (Ward no.07)
 TD-02: Tertiary drain from College road via Hurunur Rashid's house to secondary drain SD-07 (Ward
no.07)
Refer to Involuntary Resettlement Impact Categorization Checklist below.

Annexure IVa: Involuntary Resettlement Impact Categorization Checklist:

SD-02, RCC Drain on Shaheed Smriti Sarak from Shangram office to Mohuya Khal culvert near
Vendor Bari. (Ward no.02):
Probable Involuntary Resettlement Effects Yes No Not Known Remarks
Involuntary Acquisition of Land
1. Will there be land acquisition? No
2. Is the site for land acquisition known? Not applicable
3. Is the ownership status and current usage of land

Not applicable
to be acquired known?
4. Will easement be utilized within an existing Right

Not applicable
of Way (ROW)?
5. Will there be loss of shelter and residential land

Not applicable
due to land acquisition?
6. Will there be loss of agricultural and other

Not applicable
productive assets due to land acquisition?
7. Will there be losses of crops, trees, and fixed

Not applicable
assets due to land acquisition?
8. Will there be loss of businesses or enterprises

Not applicable
9. Will there be loss of income sources and means

Not applicable
of livelihoods due to land acquisition?
Involuntary restrictions on land use or on access to legally designated parks and protected areas
10. Will people lose access to natural resources,

No
communal facilities and services?
11. If land use is changed, will it have an adverse

No
impact on social and economic activities?
12. Will access to land and resources owned

No
communally or by the state be restricted?
Information on Displaced Persons: Not Applicable
Any estimate of the likely number of persons that will be displaced by the Project? [--] No [--] Yes
If yes, approximately how many? ______________________
Are any of them poor, female-heads of households, or vulnerable to poverty risks? [--] No [--] Yes
Are any displaced persons from indigenous or ethnic minority groups? [--] No [--] Yes
Note: The project team may attach additional information on the project, as necessary.

Annexure IVb: Involuntary Resettlement Impact Categorization Checklist:

SD-03, Eidgah side drain from Sadar Hospital Road to Koroytola Khal near culvert of Kalibari road.
(Ward no.02):

Not applicable

Not applicable
of Way (ROW)?

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable
10. Will people lose access to natural resources,

No
communal facilities and services?
11. If land use is changed, will it have an adverse

No
impact on social and economic activities?

No

Annexure IVc: Involuntary Resettlement Impact Categorization Checklist:

SD-04, RCC drain from Chamber Bhaban at Jahid Smriti road to Barguna Varani Khal (Ward nos.05,
06) & Link Drain

Not applicable

Not applicable
of Way (ROW)?

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable
10. Will people lose access to natural

No
resources, communal facilities and services?
11. If land use is changed, will it have an
adverse impact on social and economic No
activities?
No

Annexure IVd: Involuntary Resettlement Impact Categorization Checklist:

SD-05, Road side drain from Forman Ali Road to Barguna Varani Khal crossing Abdul Kader Road
and Link drain from Rokon's House (Ward no.06)

Not applicable

Not applicable
of Way (ROW)?

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

No
activities?
No

Annexure IVe: Involuntary Resettlement Impact Categorization Checklist:

SD-06, RCC drain from culvert near Enayet Hossain's house to Katpotty Khal culvert near Nazrul's
house (Ward no.07) & Link Drain.

Not applicable

Not applicable
of Way (ROW)?

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

No
activities?
No

Annexure IVf: Involuntary Resettlement Impact Categorization Checklist:

SD-07, RCC drain from Mytha School Cross drain to Koroytola Khal Bridge, via Gagan Ali road (Ward
no.03):& Link Drain.

Not applicable

Not applicable
of Way (ROW)?

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

No
activities?
No

Annexure IVg: Involuntary Resettlement Impact Categorization Checklist:

SD-08, RCC drains from Upazila Office to Krock Khal via WAPDA Office road. (Ward no.09) & Link
Drain.

Not applicable

Not applicable
of Way (ROW)?

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

No
activities?
No

Annexure IVh: Involuntary Resettlement Impact Categorization Checklist:

TD-01, Tertiary drain from Dulal Roy's house to secondary drain SD-07 (Ward no.07)

Not applicable

Not applicable
of Way (ROW)?

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

No
activities?
No

Annexure IVi: Involuntary Resettlement Impact Categorization Checklist:

TD-02, Tertiary drain from College road via Hurunur Rashid's house to secondary drain SD-07
(Ward no.07)

Not applicable

Not applicable
of Way (ROW)?

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

No
activities?
No

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INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXAMINATION (IEE)

Contract Package No.: e-GP/CTEIP/BAR/16-17/DR-02

Coastal Towns Environmental Infrastructure Project (CTEIP)

Batch 1: Stage I CTEIP Programme

Construction of RCC Drain and Drainage Structures In Barguna

(as of 31 December 2017)

Currency unit – taka (Tk)

(ii) In this report, "$" refers to US dollars.

Coastal Towns Environmental Infrastructure Project (CTEIP)

Local Government Engineering Department

INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXAMINATION (IEE)

Batch 1: Stage I CTEIP Programme

Contract Package No: e-GP/CTEIP/BAR/16-17/DR-02

Construction of RCC Drain and Drainage Structures In Barguna

Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................... vi

Package: e-GP/CTEIP/BAR/16-17/DR-02: IEE i

4.2.3 Hydrology ...................................................................................................................... 24

Package: e-GP/CTEIP/BAR/16-17/DR-02: IEE ii

Figure 3 Selected Photographs of Existing Condition at Some Proposed Drainage Locations 20

Annexure I Rapid Environmental Assessment Checklist 37

Package: e-GP/CTEIP/BAR/16-17/DR-02: IEE iii

Package: e-GP/CTEIP/BAR/16-17/DR-02: IEE iv

OBC - Other Backward Classes

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

Package: e-GP/CTEIP/BAR/16-17/DR-02: IEE v

Package: e-GP/CTEIP/BAR/16-17/DR-02: IEE vi

Package: e-GP/CTEIP/BAR/16-17/DR-02: IEE vii

Package: e-GP/CTEIP/BAR/16-17/DR-02: IEE viii

1. NEED OF THE PROJECT

Package: e-GP/CTEIP/BAR/16-17/DR-02: IEE 1

1.2 PURPOSE OF IEE

Source: SPAR, DDS Consultant Computation and Field Studies

Package: e-GP/CTEIP/BAR/16-17/DR-02: IEE 2

Package: e-GP/CTEIP/BAR/16-17/DR-02: IEE 3

Desk Research, Acts, Legislation, Review of Previous Reports,

Ecological Environmental Physical Socio-economics

Compile Environmental Baseline Data

Analysis and Screening of

Review and Update of Impacts

Potential Environmental Impact

Preparation of Environmental Management

Environmental Monitoring Programs,

Figure 1: IEE Approach and Methodology Resulting to EMP

Package: e-GP/CTEIP/BAR/16-17/DR-02: IEE 4

1.5 FORMAT OF THE REPORT

Package: e-GP/CTEIP/BAR/16-17/DR-02: IEE 5

2. POLICY, LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY

2.1.1 National Environmental Policy

2.1.2 National Water Policy (NWP)

2.1.3 National Forest Policy

2.1.4 Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan

2.2 LEGAL INSTRUMENTS

Package: e-GP/CTEIP/BAR/16-17/DR-02: IEE 6

on environmental impact assessment report. The Department of Environment is responsible for

Table 2: Applicable GoB Environmental Legislations

Package: e-GP/CTEIP/BAR/16-17/DR-02: IEE 7

Sl.No Legislation Requirement for the Project Relevance

2.3 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS / FRAMEWORK

Package: e-GP/CTEIP/BAR/16-17/DR-02: IEE 8

Package: e-GP/CTEIP/BAR/16-17/DR-02: IEE 9

2.3.1 LGED and Barguna Pourashava

Package: e-GP/CTEIP/BAR/16-17/DR-02: IEE 10

Figure 2: Environmental Clearance Process in Bangladesh